“The team developed a 3D mechanical and thermal model to simulate lunar conditions ... s participation in the upcoming Argonaut lunar lander mission,” the press release noted.

Intuitive Machines's first lunar lander, Odysseus, became the first private spacecraft to soft-land on the moon in February last year, marking a historic success, despite tipping over onto its side.

Intuitive Machines's first lunar lander, Odysseus, became the first private spacecraft to soft-land on the moon in February last year, marking a historic success, despite tipping over onto its side.

However, in lieu of a mass simulator, Astrobotic wanted to see if it could find a more useful payload. So as the company's ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from Earth’s orbit as well as a video of Earth ...

Both Athena and Odysseus are based on Intuitive Machines' Nova-C class lunar lander spacecraft, which takes the shape of a tall, hexagonal cylinder. "Each lunar mission builds on the last ...

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Blue Ghost, the "little lander" from Firefly Aerospace that's headed to the moon, has captured the littlest lunar eclipse ever (as well as our hearts).

Recently, ESA has just signed a landmark contract with Italy’s Thales Alenia Space to build this lander dubbed Argonaut. Thales has secured a nearly $900 million contract from the ESA to develop the ...