Athena Lunar Lander Experiences Complex Landing, Gracie Hopper to Explore Shadowed Crater
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander, launched as part of NASA's CLPS program, experienced a complex landing with communication issues, but initial data transmission suggests partial success; it carries a hopping drone, Gracie, designed to explore a shadowed crater for water ice.
Athena Lunar Lander Experiences Complex Landing, Gracie Hopper to Explore Shadowed Crater
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander, launched as part of NASA's CLPS program, experienced a complex landing with communication issues, but initial data transmission suggests partial success; it carries a hopping drone, Gracie, designed to explore a shadowed crater for water ice.
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36% Bias Score
Athena Lunar Lander Poised for South Pole Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander is scheduled to land near the moon's south pole around 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, aiming to find water ice, deploying a rover and hopper to explore a 60-mile wide plateau called Mons Mouton; this follows Firefly Aerospace's successful Blue Ghost landing.
Athena Lunar Lander Poised for South Pole Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander is scheduled to land near the moon's south pole around 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, aiming to find water ice, deploying a rover and hopper to explore a 60-mile wide plateau called Mons Mouton; this follows Firefly Aerospace's successful Blue Ghost landing.
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44% Bias Score