Hero coder finds bug in Lunar Lander after 55 years—’I doubt everyone else was happy to play the game and have fun’
by Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, a feat accomplished by all of mankind that brought the first …
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China’s Chang’e 6 probe begins collecting 1st lunar samples from beyond to take to Earth
China’s Chang’e-6 moon mission has successfully tackled the distant past and is already busily collecting specimens to send back to Earth. The first batch of …
China launches a rocket to bring back pieces of the far side of the moon
China has launched a probe that will fly to the far side of the moon – and bring pieces of it back to Earth. The …
Astrobotic to launch mini-rover alongside NASA’s ice-hunting VIPER on next moon mission
COLORADO SPRINGS – Astrobotic’s next lunar mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth’s closest neighbor. The Pittsburgh-based company plans to launch the …
Constellation plans next lunar lander after failed Lunar Falcon mission
Despite the failure of the US’s first commercial lunar lander to ever operate in space, Astrobotic Technology is pressing ahead with its next lunar mission, …
Space photos from 5 recent lunar landing missions show how tiny errors can cause big problems, such as crashing or landing on the side
While Japan’s moon landing error caused its lander to land upside down (left), Israeli non-profit SpaceIL’s error caused its lander to fall (right).JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group …
Odysseus Machines ‘Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander first photo from the lunar surface
It has been four days since the first private moon landing, an event that was shrouded in mixed emotions. We’ll get into that in a …
Experimental technology enabled a historic moon landing
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, register for free here. A …
Odysseus’ moon landing is side by side, says the company that built it
The Odysseus lunar lander is side by side on the moon, Intuitive Machines, the company that built the vehicle, said during a news conference on …
Intuitive Machines lands on the moon as the private lander Odysseus nails it, the 1st for the US since 1972
After a nail-biting descent and tense silence from the lunar surface, the United States is back on the moon. Odysseus, a robotic lander built by …