"The successful SCALPSS operation is a key step in gathering fundamental knowledge about landing and operating on the moon, ...

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

On Sunday (March 2), Blue Ghost — built and operated by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace — became just the second ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is wasting no time and is already drilling into the dusty regolith to study the ...

A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side. The lander ...

A robotic lunar lander built by Texas-based Firefly has successfully landed on the moon, becoming only the second ...

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 ...

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A privately owned lunar lander touched down near the moon’s south pole Thursday, but as the ...

The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.