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The Lunar Economy Is Coming

The launch of the Blue Ghost module, scheduled to land on the moon early next month, is a key step in creating an Earth–moon supply chain.

Wired - Feb. 21

Ambitious lunar lander heading to the moon to search for ice

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in the moon's crust.

CBS News - Feb. 26

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena launched to the moon

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena is headed to the moon as part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for NASA's Artemis program. Leroy Chiao, a former astronaut, joins CBS News with more details.

CBS News - Feb. 27

Marvellous views of Moon captured by private lunar lander

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost shuttle will attempt to make a descent on the lunar surface on 2 March.

BBC News - Feb. 27

Commercial moon lander ready for descent to lunar surface

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander will deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful drill to probe the lunar surface.

CBS News - 14h

Lunar lander's touchdown shrouded in mystery, location unknown

For the second time in less than a week, a lunar lander has touched down on the moon's surface. Houston-based aerospace company "Intuitive Machines" is communicating with its Athena Lander, but the ...

CBS News - 1h

Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

The New York Times - 2h

A new lunar lander is set to launch to the moon's south pole this week

A robotic moon lander is about to launch on a SpaceX rocket. It's the second lunar mission for a private company that last year became the first to successfully land on the moon’s surface.

NBC News - Feb. 25

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 ...

NBC News - Feb. 26

NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer Hitches Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.

The New York Times - 6d

Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Aces Moon Touchdown

The accomplishment makes Firefly the first private outfit to put a spacecraft on the moon without crashing or falling over.

Inc. - 3d

A look at the historic mission to get private lunar lander on the moon

Over the weekend, a Texas aerospace company made the first fully successful landing on the moon by a private firm. Mark Strassmann looks at the mission behind the historic feat.

CBS News - 3d

How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon This Month

On March 14, skywatchers in the Americas will be able to see the first of 2025’s two total lunar eclipses.

Wired - 2d

First private US robotic lunar rover lands successfully on the moon

Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform by Lunar Outpost landed near the moon’s south pole after eight days. A small but rugged robotic moon rover developed by a Colorado company became the first ...

The Guardian - 6h

A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time

Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something never done before—to enter a shadowed moon crater to look for ice.

Wired - Feb. 24

Another lunar lander is heading to the moon. Here's what to know about its complex mission.

SpaceX has launched another lunar lander, named Athena, with the mission to deliver groundbreaking technology to the south pole of the moon. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more.

CBS News - Feb. 27

Why Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Lunar Owls are the front-runners for Unrivaled's inaugural title

The Lunar Owls have clinched one of four postseason berths. Who else are the contenders for Unrivaled's inaugural title?

ESPN - 5d

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on moon with special delivery for NASA

A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA

ABC News - 4d

What we know about the moon lander from Intuitive Machines reaching lunar surface

Intuitive Machines flight controllers have not immediately confirmed the Athena lunar lander's status and orientation after apparently reaching the moon's south pole. Retired astronaut Clayton ...

CBS News - 7h

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