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A fisheye view of the moon with a spacecraft to the right of it. There is a yellowish gold box on the craft.

Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over

By Mike Wall published

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander is seen as bright pixel casting a shadow in the middle of the box in this photo, which was captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 2, 2025.

Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

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Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is set to touch down aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander on March 6, 2025.

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

By Andrew Jones published

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

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Intuitive Machines' second moon lander, named Athena, snapped this selfie above the surface of the moon on March 4, 2025.

Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

By Josh Dinner published

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander captured this shot of its own shadow on the moon just after its touchdown on March 2, 2025.

Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft chronicled its moon landing on Sunday morning (March 2), capturing stunning footage of its landmark descent.

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a view of a crescent moon from a moon lander and a full blue earth

See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander

By Mike Wall published

The Japanese company ispace is targeting June 5 for the touchdown of its Resilience moon lander, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15.

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Sunrise on the moon, as seen by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander. Firefly posted this photo on X on March 3, 2025.

Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo)

By Andrew Jones published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the lunar surface.

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Intuitive Machines' second moon lander, named Athena, snapped this deep-space selfie with Earth in the background on March 1, 2025.

Private Athena moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of March 6 touchdown try

By Andrew Jones published

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander successfully entered lunar orbit on Monday (March 3), keeping it on track for a touchdown attempt on March 6.

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A black and gold moon lander on the gray lunar surface with an inset of happy engineers celebrating

'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft made history today (March 2), becoming just the second private vehicle ever to soft-land on the moon.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.

There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history

By Mike Wall published

Three private lunar landers are on their way to the moon right now, a surge of exploration never before seen in spaceflight history.

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