But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been, it remained unclear whether ...

A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

On Sunday morning, a spacecraft built by Firefly Aerospace softly touched down on the surface of the Moon, making the Texas-based startup the second private company in history to pull off the feat.

Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been ...

Blue Ghost is expected to study the moon’s surface for about two weeks until lunar nightfall plunges the landing zone into extreme cold and darkness, making it all but impossible for the largely ...

“Firefly is literally and figuratively over the moon,” said Jason Kim, the CEO of Firefly Aerospace in a statement. "Our Blue Ghost lunar lander now has a permanent home on the lunar surface ...

marking the second time a commercial lander has pulled off the feat as more companies attempt to reach the lunar surface ahead of future human landings. After journeying to the moon since its ...

Intuitive Machines confirms that it ran out of energy after failing to stick the landing on the Moon. Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface show Athena on its side. “With the ...

In one small step toward lunar commercialization, the first-ever privately funded lander touched down on March 2, 2025 on the moon’s surface. The lander, named Blue Ghost, launched from NASA’s Kennedy ...

On Sunday morning, a spacecraft built by Firefly Aerospace softly touched down on the surface of the Moon, making the Texas-based startup the second private company in history to pull off the feat.

Additionally, the craft features a mechanism to destroy lunar dust, which has long been an issue on the moon’s surface. The dust was a persistent problem for NASA’s Apollo astronauts ...