A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side. The lander is ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is quietly turning a concrete-walled test bay into the launchpad for a new era of commercial ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just etched its name ...

A lunar lander launched by a private company made a soft landing on the moon Sunday — the first such landing of its kind and major milestone for privatized space missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue ...

To land Blue Ghost on the moon, Firefly Aerospace laid out 14 major mission milestones from Earth to the lunar surface. To land your own Blue Ghost, you will need to follow 42 steps. When you purchase ...

Musk outlined a moon-based industrial model centered on large-scale manufacturing and deep-space deployment. ・U.S. space ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The moon is gigantic compared to a lunar lander. Imagine flying in ...

Athena, the private lunar lander that touched down on the moon Thursday, has been declared dead. The two moon landings this week are part of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program meant to get ...

WASHINGTON — Problems with laser altimeters along with lighting and terrain challenges caused Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander to fall on its side when it landed on the moon in March. Company ...

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