In an ambitious leap for humanity’s legacy, NASA‘s Artemis program is preparing to send a modern-day time capsule to the moon. The capsule isn’t just any container—it will hold sapphire discs meticulously etched with what could be described as the essence of human civilization. Dubbed “Sanctuary On The Moon,” the initiative seeks to provide a […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo era was still working Wednesday but not for long, company officials said. Intuitive Machines, the company that built the lander, released new photos that showed at least one broken leg on the six-legged spacecraft. The lander came in too […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is expected to cease operations Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday it will continue to collect data until sunlight no longer shines on the […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night when temperatures can fall to minus […]
When I wrote about the moon landing yesterday i noted that a previous attempt by Japan, which took place just a month ago, had landed on the surface upside down. Yesterday when the Odysseus lander reached the surface of the moon there was some confusion. For several minutes mission control didn’t have communications with Odysseus […]
Houston-based Intuitive Machines has successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon. It is the first private company to land on the Moon and the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the Moon in 50 years. NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a $118 million contract as part of its $2.8 billion […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company officials said. There were no immediate updates on the lander’s condition from the company, Intuitive Machines. Tension mounted in the company’s command center in Houston, as controllers awaited a signal from the […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander circled the moon while aiming for a touchdown Thursday that would put the U.S. back on the surface for the first time since NASA’s famed Apollo moonwalkers. Intuitive Machines was striving to become the first private business to successfully pull off a lunar landing, a feat achieved […]
In a remarkable leap toward commercial space travel, Intuitive Machines of Houston is gearing up for a moon mission. The Wednesday launch of its spacecraft Odysseus could mark a groundbreaking event: the first U.S. lunar landing since Apollo’s last mission in 1972 and the first time a commercial spacecraft makes it to the moon. Targeting […]
Even though we haven’t put human beings on the moon in over 50 years, several space agencies are attempting to explore the lunar surface with landers and robotic probes. It’s a small club of nations that have landed something on the moon, and Japan recently became the fifth nation, joining the U.S., China, India, […]
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