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Intuitive Machines to launch 2nd lunar lander for NASA

NBC News on MSN · 29m

A new lunar lander is set to launch to the moon's south pole this week

A robotic moon lander is about to launch on a SpaceX rocket. It's the second lunar mission for a private company that last year became the first to successfully land on the moon’s surface.

Digital Trends on MSN · 19h

Humanity is about to break another space record with lunar launch this week

This week will see a new record in space exploration as Intuitive Machines launches its Athena lunar lander for its IM-2 mission. It will join Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience, both currently in space, marking the first occasion that three lunar landers have been on their way to the moon at the same time.

USA Today · 1d

Intuitive Machines to launch 2nd lunar lander for NASA: 5 things to know about mission

Intuitive Machines second NASA-backed lunar lander mission will deliver scientific instruments to hunt for water under the moon's surface.

Blue Ghost orbits moon ahead of lunar landing

Space on MSN · 20h

Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below (video)

Blue Ghost is aiming to become the second private lander to successfully soft-land on the moon, just over a year after Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander. If all goes well, the solar-powered spacecraft will operate on the surface of the moon for one lunar day, or about 14 Earth days, with lunar sunset expected to bring an end to the mission.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Blue Ghost shares spectacular close-ups of the moon as lunar landing attempt approaches

Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.

Live Science on MSN · 5h

Blue Ghost spacecraft captures rare, stunnning views of Earth eclipsing the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft took some unique photos of our home planet on its Mission 1 flight to the moon in late January and early February. The spacecraft is now in orbit around the moon,

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A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time

Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something ...

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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Just Entered Lunar Orbit and Snapped an Incredible Photo

After a month-long journey, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has successfully entered orbit around the Moon. After nearly a ...

When and where to watch NASA's second lunar mission with SpaceX Falcon 9

NASA will take part in a media teleconference about the lunar delivery readiness for the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission at ...

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