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Other companies said I was daft to land a lander on the moon, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the regolith. So, I built a second one. That feĺl over onto its side. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the regolith, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest Intuitive Machine in Mons Mouton.

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#Athena came to rest inside a crater, 250m from its intended target. “With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the #solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater, #IntuitiveMachines does not expect Athena to recharge 🔋”. Issues with Athena’s laser altimeter may have contributed to the bad landing straitstimes.com/world/united-

The Straits Times · US company says moon mission over after another sideways landingIt comes just days after Texas rival Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost lander on its first attempt. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines. ... 'The mission has concluded and teams are continuing to assess the data collected throughout the mission,' the company said in a statement."

apnews.com/article/moon-landin

AP News · Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south poleBy Marcia Dunn
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#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon apnews.com/article/moon-landin

AP News · Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its condition is unknownBy Marcia Dunn
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The Intuitive Machines IM-2 Athena spacecraft completed a 492-second main engine Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn at 7:27 a.m. EST on March 3 and is currently in a circular orbit around the Moon.

Athena will complete 39 lunar orbits before landing on March 6, around 12:32 p.m. EST when it will be lunar morning at the landing site near the South Pole.

Pl. see the rest of this thread for mission info.

No updates on AstroForge or Lunar Trailblazer 🙁

intuitivemachines.com/im-2
#IM2 #Athena
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