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Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts

Intuitive Machines launched a lunar lander named Athena with SpaceX, targeting a landing near the moon's south pole on March 6.
Athena aims to avoid issues encountered by its predecessor, which tipped over at touchdown after last year's landing due to a distance gauging instrument failure.
NASA is paying $62 million to Intuitive Machines for its experiments and equipment to explore the moon, aiming for potential frozen water discoveries.
The 15-foot Athena will operate with a drone named Grace, making test hops while measuring for water in a permanently shadowed crater.

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Bloomberg

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Japan Today

Private company rockets toward moon in latest rush of lunar landing attempts

A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun. Intuitive Machines’ lander, named Athena, caught a lift with SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It’s…

2 days ago·Sakado, Japan

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Penn Live

Private company rockets toward the moon in latest rush of lunar landing attempts

Intuitive Machines' lander blasted off on Wednesday aboard SpaceX from Florida. It’s taking a fast track to the moon with a landing next week, aiming for the south pole.

2 days ago·Harrisburg, United States

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In latest attempt to land on the moon, a private company sends a lander to the moon

A private company launched another lunar lander on Wednesday (Feb. 26), this time with the goal of approaching the moon's south pole via a drone that will fly into a dark crater that never sees the sun.

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