INTUITIVE MACHINES IS SET TO LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. THE LUNAR LANDER WILL BE A RESOURCE TO SEARCH FOR WATER BENEATH THE MOON’S SURFACE ... up in a frigid crater, the company said.
After launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, the lander reached lunar orbit before descending to its destination, the plateau atop Mons Mouton, near the Moon’s south pole.
The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater. A photo taken by the ...
Private Lunar Lander Is Declared Dead After Landing Sideways in a Crater Near the Moon's South Pole CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...
A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the ...
China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.