Intuitive Machines (LUNR) made history in February by becoming the first private space company to land on the lunar surface. Now it aims to accelerate the development of the lunar economy. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Intuitive Machines CEO and co-founder Steve Altemus said the company’s cost structure and ability to facilitate lunar missions ultimately puts… Read More »
Get ready to set off towards the new generation! Following Intuitive Machines’ (LUNR) successful Moon landing in February, the space exploration company is partnering with NASA along with Boeing (BA) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) to develop a new Lunar Lander (LTV). Intuitive Machines President and CEO Steve Altmus sits down with Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita… Read More »
NASA’s next moon buggy is starting to take shape. The agency selected three dedicated teams, led by companies Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab, respectively, to develop versions of the rover Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use around the Moon’s south polar region. In 2030. “We look forward to the development… Read More »
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos each have big plans for the moon and beyond through their respective companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.NASA/JPL/USGS; Lisa O’Connor/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Business Content Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and their space businesses are racing to the moon. Several agreements have set norms for space exploration among countries, but… Read More »
Working as a team, three lunar rovers conducted their trials at the famous “Mars Yard” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ahead of their launch to the moon later this year or early next year. Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Research or DIALThe rovers are a trio of suitcase-sized robotic wheeled explorers where collaboration is the… Read More »
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Odysseus overcame a number of obstacles during its epic descent last week, including one or more broken legs. The 14-foot (4.3-meter) Odysseus settled into the gray soil near the moon’s south pole on Thursday, Feb. 22, making the first American lunar landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. However, Odysseus’… Read More »
Japan’s moon landing error caused its robot to land upside down (left), while Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s error caused its lander to crash (right).JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University; NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University; Business Content Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed Odysseus moon landing nearly failed due to a single safety switch. Other moon landing attempts have crashed or burned due… Read More »
It has been four days since the first private moon landing took place; This event was shrouded in various emotions. We’ll get into this in a moment. First, a few hours ago, we received brand new images of this feat, as well as a sad but inevitable update on the fate of the lander. For… Read More »
by Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Flight control engineers expected to lose contact with the private U.S. lunar lander Odysseus on Tuesday morning and abort the mission five days after a sideways landing, Intuitive Machines, the company behind the spacecraft, said on Monday. It is not yet known how much scientific data may be… Read More »