Get ready to ascend to the next generation! Following Intuitive Machines’ (LUNR) successful moon landing in February, the space exploration company is teaming up with NASA, along with Boeing (BA) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) to develop a new Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV). Intuitive Machines President and CEO Steve Altmus sits down with Yahoo Finance’s Akiko … Read more
A trio of team-working lunar rovers have been put through their paces at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)’s famed “Mars Yard” ahead of their launch to the moon later this year or early next year. The cooperative autonomous distributed robot exploration, or FRAME, rovers are a trio of robotic explorers on suitcase-sized wheels, for which … Read more
While Japan’s moon landing mistake caused the robot to land upside down (left), Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s mistake caused the lander to crash (right).JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University; NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University; Business insider Intuitive Machines’ unmanned Odysseus moon landing almost failed due to a single safety switch. Other moon landing attempts have crashed or burned due … Read more
It’s been four days since the first private moon landing, an event shrouded in all kinds of emotions. We’ll go into that in a moment. First of all, a few hours ago we got brand new footage of this achievement, as well as a sad but inevitable update on the fate of the lander. For … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Gazing at February’s full snow moon, which will light up the night sky this weekend, may feel a little more special than usual after a dramatic moon landing. Just over a … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Gazing at February’s full snow moon, which will light up the night sky this weekend, may feel a little more special than usual after a dramatic moon landing. Just over a … Read more
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander, coming down faster than expected and moving slightly to one side at the bottom moment of touchdown On Thursday, he apparently hit the sole of his foot on the moon’s surface and fell on its side, officials said Friday. Telemetry indicates that the top of the spacecraft may be resting … Read more
After a nerve-wracking descent and tense silence from the lunar surface, the United States is back on the moon. Odysseus, a robotic lander built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon’s south pole tonight (Feb. 22). It was a milestone for space exploration: No private spacecraft had ever landed softly on the moon … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the moon’s surface after experiencing unexpected problems hours before landing. “I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the surface and we … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the moon’s surface after experiencing unexpected problems hours before landing. “I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the surface and we … Read more