Mars exploration has been always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, awarding a dozen research tasks to private companies […]
Intuitive Machines second moon mission on track for 2024
Intuitive Machines’ second moon mission is still on track to launch before the end of this year, after the company only had to make minor adjustments to the […]
Broken moon lander beams back a final poignant photo — of Earth
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander captured an image of distant Earth. After breaking a leg during landing, the spacecraft is lying on its side on the lunar surface.
U.S. spacecraft on the moon finally sends home the money shot
U.S. company Intuitive Machines and NASA have finally released photo proof of the robotic Odysseus lander on the moon’s surface.
Moon landing photo captures U.S. spacecraft right after tipping
Intuitive Machines and the new generation of moonbound spacefarers are learning that landing upright on the lunar surface is harder than it looks.
Quick thinking and a stroke of luck averted a Moon lander disaster for Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines‘ spacecraft touched down yesterday on the lunar surface… sideways. CEO Steve Altemus confirmed during a press conference Friday that, while it wasn’t a perfect landing, it’s […]
Intuitive Machines’ moon landing succeeds in bold attempt
Intuitive Machines landed on the moon Thursday, becoming the first commercial company to reach the lunar surface intact.
Intuitive Machines makes history by landing the first commercial spacecraft on the moon
Intuitive Machines has landed a spacecraft on the lunar surface, in a historic first for a private company. Flight controllers confirmed the landing at 5:23 p.m. CST, though […]
Japanese lunar lander touches down and Axiom space launches its third mission with SpaceX
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. What a week! For the second week in a row, we have lunar lander news to report on. Plus, a final […]
Astrobotic’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow
Astrobotic’s lunar lander will be reentering Earth’s atmosphere over a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean tomorrow afternoon, bringing to a close the failed moon landing mission. […]