Athena has landed on the moon, but the overall status of the spacecraft remains unclear. The mission’s plans include studies ...

Intuitive Machines aimed for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill. The company is still assessing the landing.

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Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a moon landing it accomplished in 2024, said its spacecraft did not crash, but mission controllers are working to understand its condition.

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Athena is scheduled for touchdown on Thursday at 12:32 p.m. ET and hopes to succeed where its predecessor faltered.

The Houston-based company is poised to land its Athena spacecraft on the moon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

Landing on the moon is hard, but Intuitive Machines will try for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill.