1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

The mission, part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, aims to land near the Moon's South Pole, a region considered extremely important for scientific and resource exploration. Athena's landing site, Mons Mouton, is located about 160 kilometers from the Moon's South Pole. This is the closest attempt ever made by any spacecraft.

NASA's Athena To Land On Moon's South Pole At 11:02 pm IST Today

NASA's second private Moon mission, Athena, is set to land near the Moon's south pole today, March 6, 2025. Developed by Intuitive Machines,...

A new mission is trying to land on the Moon on March 6, 2025. The Athena Lander of Intuitive Machines, developed for the Nasa, is to land near the lunar South Pole. Last year, a similar mission had landed on the side. "It's not an already seen one -- there's a new landing on the Moon.

The first ever commercial rover to explore the surface of the moon is due to land on it tonight.

It's carrying the smallest ever robot to take part in lunar exploration - called AstroAnt. Nicola Buck, who’s from Kingston, works at Castrol which is involved in the project. She says the device is only around three centimetres long. https://audioboom.com/posts/8664955-nicola-buck-who-s-from-kingston-works-at-castrol

Washington: US space agency NASA is set to land on the Moon's South Pole on March 6, 2025. The moon lander Athena, developed by Houston-based private company Intuitive Machines, will attempt to land near the Mons Mouton landing site on the Moon's South Pole. This location is different from the 'Shiva Shakti' site of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. India became the first country to land on the Moon's South Pole in August 2023. Athena entered lun…