A robotic lunar lander developed by Houston-based Intuitive Machines became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon Thursday. The Odysseus lunar lander’s victory was the first U.S. landing on the moon in over 50 years, and faced some difficulties in its trip to the lunar surface, with Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus calling … Read more
Plans for a spacecraft’s lunar landing have been scrapped due to a fuel leak, according to an American aerospace company. Astrobotic Technology said the Peregrine spacecraft, which was meant to land on the moon, has been “operational” for approximately 32 hours, in a statement posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Tuesday. The … Read more
The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers. Astrobotic Technology’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. The Vulcan streaked through the Florida predawn sky, putting the … Read more
