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Japan's ispace second moon landing attempt

Science Jun 05

Japanese private lunar lander falls silent while attempting moon touchdown

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Mar 07

Private lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near moon’s south pole

The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines. Launched last week, the lander named Athena missed its mark by more than 800 feet and ended up in a frigid crater, the company said.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Mar 06

The full moon, known as the Hunter's moon, rises over Mexico City
Another private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but may have fallen over

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Mar 02

The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing
Private lunar lander successfully touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Feb 26

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit insertion
Private U.S. lunar lander to cease operations Tuesday after landing sideways

Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday that sunlight will likely stop shining on the solar panels Tuesday morning.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Feb 23

WATCH: NASA and Intuitive Machines say lunar lander is on its side, hampering communications

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A private U.S. lunar lander tilted over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday.

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Feb 22

Watch 5:29
U.S. company lands private spacecraft on surface of the moon

By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow

It's the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, and the first ever by a private company. The Odysseus lander took off from Cape Canaveral last week and made it to the lunar surface…

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Feb 22

Private lander touches down on the moon but is sending a weak signal

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The lander’s choreographed descent was the first for the U.S. since 1972, when Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the last bootprints in the desolate gray dust.

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Feb 21

A private U.S. moon lander has reached low lunar orbit, a day ahead of attempting to land

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

On Thursday, flight controllers in Houston will lower the spacecraft's orbit and attempt a landing near the moon's south pole.

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Jan 21

Japan has joined an elite club by landing on the moon. Here’s what others are doing

By Foster Klug, Associated Press

Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, a milestone that puts the country in a club previously occupied by only the United States, the Soviet Union, India and China. Here’s a look at high-profile recent and upcoming attempts, and…

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