Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side
WASHINGTON — Problems with laser altimeters along with lighting and terrain challenges caused Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander to fall ...
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Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission
WASHINGTON — A change in engines will cause the launch of a lunar lander being built for a NASA-funded mission ...
Read moreDetailsResilience lunar lander enters orbit around the moon
WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around the moon ahead of a ...
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 lands on the moon
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lunar landed touched down on the surface of the moon March ...
Read moreDetailsFalcon 9 launches second Intuitive Machines lunar lander
HOUSTON — Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander is on its way to the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch ...
Read moreDetailsSecond Intuitive Machines lunar lander ready for launch
WASHINGTON — The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines is set to launch, taking to the moon NASA and ...
Read moreDetailsBlue Ghost 1 enters lunar orbit as Resilience flies by the moon
WASHINGTON — One commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon while another, launched at the same time, has ...
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Falcon 9 launches American and Japanese commercial lunar landers
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 successfully launched Jan. 15 two landers built by American and Japanese companies taking different paths ...
Read moreDetailsFirefly wins NASA contract for third lunar lander mission
WASHINGTON — NASA selected Firefly Aerospace for a third lunar lander mission, this one including a rover, to launch in ...
Read moreDetailsFirefly, ispace lunar landers to share Falcon 9 launch
WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has confirmed that its second mission to the moon will launch on the ...
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