Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore moon

Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines is set to launch its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in the moon's crust, after Odysseus tipped over during touchdown last February.
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If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.
Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board
Intuitive Machines designed and will operate the Athena lunar lander on the company's second voyage to the moon's south pole to hunt for water.
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Intuitive Machines embarks on second moon landing mission with Athena lander
Intuitive Machines' second moon lander was launched on Wednesday atop a SpaceX rocket, setting off for the latest private U.S. moonshot one year after the company's first attempt ended early with a lopsided landing.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches Toward the Moon
The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.
SpaceX rocket to send Intuitive Machine's second lunar lander to the moon
Intuitive Machines out of Texas is sending a second lunar lander, this time Athena, to the moon, where it will drill for water, ice and other gases.
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