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The China National Space Administration said the lunar ascent vehicle carrying Moon samples launched and successfully entered lunar orbit.

America returned to the Moon on Thursday with the Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander touching down near the unexplored region of the lunar South Pole.

SpaceX had to wait a day, but it ended up knocking out a pristine launch in the wee hours Thursday for Intuitive Machines, aiming to be the first commercial company to successfully make a soft landing on the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another commercial company is trying to become the first to land on the moon with a planned overnight launch atop a SpaceX rocket that could bring another sonic boom to Central Florida. A Falcon 9 is slated to lift off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 12:57 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday on the IM-1 mission for Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which is flying ...

US News: WASHINGTON: An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, h.

"We need to be careful we're not contaminating it - not just with biological and chemical contamination but with litter."

Texas-based space flight company Intuitive Machines is aiming to become the first private company to land a vehicle on the Moon in February.

Posted: January 24, 2024 4:58 pm ET | Last Updated: January 24, 2024 5:02 pm ET | NASA will hold a media telecon on January 31, 2024 at 3:30 pm ET to discuss the NASA science and technology experiments that will be aboard Intuitive Machines’ first Nova-C … Read More Read More

NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 31, to discuss its science and technology demonstrations flying aboard Intuitive

The failure of Astrobotic’s lunar lander highlights the struggles in relying on private companies to spearhead efforts to return to the Moon.