Ambitious lunar lander heading to moon to search for ice

Ambitious lunar lander heading to the moon to search for ice
With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, the centerpiece of a multi-element NASA-sponsored mission to help pave the way for human expeditions.
Lunar lander launches to the moon on SpaceX rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the Intuitive Machines' lunar lander spacecraft Athena. The lander is targeted to land in the moon's south polar region.
This NASA-backed lander is heading for the moon on a history-making search for water
Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft is set to launch atop a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, aiming to land closer to the moon’s south pole than any vehicle has traveled before.
Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts
Intuitive Machines’ lander, named Athena, caught a lift with SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It’s taking a fast track to the moon — with a landing on March 6 — while hoping to avoid the fate of its predecessor, which tipped over at touchdown.
New lunar lander set to launch to the Moon’s south pole
A robotic moon lander known as Athena is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with a mission to explore the moon’s south pole. The same rocket will also launch a moon-mapping satellite developed by NASA,
U.S. launches private lunar lander to deliver NASA science instruments
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. company Intuitive Machines launched its second lunar mission on Wednesday to deliver science payloads of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Moon.
SpaceX rocket to send Intuitive Machine's second lunar lander to the moon
Intuitive Machines out of Texas is sending a second lunar lander, this time Athena, to the moon, where it will drill for water, ice and other gases.
Shooting for the moon, Intuitive Machines to launch daring lunar lander for NASA on Feb. 26
Intuitive Machines is poised to launch its second lunar lander in as many years, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
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