The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

But the spacecraft autonomously maneuvered to find ... The innovative "Grace" hopper was designed to jump into one of those dark craters about a quarter of a mile from Athena for in situ ...

Intuitive Machines's Athena spacecraft blasted off from Earth on 26 February [Intuitive Machines] Intuitive Machines, which made the hopper, say it can travel to places that other machines ...

The spacecraft will travel for about a week before ... The lander includes a drill, a robotic “hopper” and a rover, each of which will explore the moon’s surface and whether there is ...

Given a low sun angle and the orientation of the lander's solar cells, the spacecraft's battery quickly ... finance an innovative rocket-powered "hopper" designed to jump into and out of a ...

The hopper is designed to fly 100m in height ... Nasa is partnering with a range of private companies that transport spacecraft and instruments to the Moon. It says this is cheaper than developing ...