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Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, had problems measuring its distance to the surface and could not slow its descent fast enough.

The touchdown on the moon is expected at 4:17am Japanese time on Friday (9.17pm CAT Thursday) and will be streamed on the firm's website.

Athena touched down on the Moon on Thursday, March 6, following a week-long journey through space. After a less-than-ideal touchdown, the lunar lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander as photographed by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 10, 2025. The lander is inside a crater at the center bottom of the frame; the inset shows a ...

Athena, the second lunar lander from Houston company Intuitive Machines, tipped over during its touchdown on March 6, ending up on its side within a small crater near the moon's south pole.