Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena launched to the moon 04:43. With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop ...

Athena, the second lunar lander built and operated by Houston company Intuitive Machines, fell onto its side shortly after touching down near the lunar south pole on March 6.

The company's Lunar Surface Communications System will use its 4G/LTE network to connect Athena with two other vehicles on the mission, allowing for data transfer and communication.

Lunar lander's touchdown shrouded in mystery, location unknown 01:58. A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole ...

Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board Here's a look at just five of the tech instruments that will be aboard Intuitive Machines' lander, as well as ...

The Athena lunar lander has captured its first up-close look at Earth's cosmic neighbor since it began orbiting the moon less than a week into its journey to the surface.. Intuitive Machines, the ...

The Athena lander fired its engines for eight minutes and 12 seconds on Monday (March 3), slowing the spacecraft down and entering lunar orbit. Athena is now all set to make a landing attempt ...

Athena’s premature shutdown is reminiscent of Intuitive Machines’ last lunar mission, which put a lander named Odysseus in the same pockmarked south pole region in February 2024.

A lunar lander made its touchdown on the moon earlier on Thursday, but controllers on the ground were unable to confirm the Athena lander’s condition upon landing, the Associated Press reported.

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

The company's Lunar Surface Communications System will use its 4G/LTE network to connect Athena with two other vehicles on the mission, allowing for data transfer and communication.

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander as photographed by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 10, 2025. The lander is inside a crater at the center bottom of the frame; the inset shows a ...