Athena Spacecraft Launches to the Moon, as Intuitive Machines Aims for Historic Second Lunar Landing

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Athena lander heads to moon with a goal: try not to topple over - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time?

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Athena Spacecraft Launches to the Moon, as Intuitive Machines Aims for Historic Second Lunar Landing

The American company achieved the first successful moon landing by a private spacecraft last year. Now, it has sent a new mission to the south pole, carrying science instruments for NASA

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Intuitive Machines' lunar lander beams back first images of Earth after launch: See photos

The lunar lander built by aerospace company Intuitive Machines launched Wednesday on an eight-day journey for its water-hunting mission on the moon.

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Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center to lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Its next stop - the moon's south pole.

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U.S. launches private lunar lander to deliver NASA science instruments

U.S. company Intuitive Machines launched its second lunar mission on Wednesday to deliver science payloads of NASA to the moon.The mission, codenamed IM-2, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday

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Before the return of the humans to the Moon, a lander goes as a scout to the south pole. Among its objectives: to assess the quantity of water on site, a resource indispensable for future crews.