The company completed its first landing on Feb. 22, 2024, when the Odysseus spacecraft touched down, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.

IM executives on Thursday suggested that issues with Athena's laser altimeters contributed to the bad landing, similar to the previous mission, when Odysseus ... two landed sideways, and one ...

Apart from the sideways landing, Athena also landed inside a ... This is also significantly less time than the week Odysseus was operating on the Moon. Overall, most of Athena’s payloads are ...

On Thursday, IM executives suggested that issues with Athena's laser altimeters contributed to the bad landing, similar to the previous mission, when Odysseus ... two landed sideways, and one ...

Both landed in a sideways or tipped-over position. Just like after the Odysseus attempt, Intuitive Machines' shares dropped sharply when news of the shaky Athena landing came out. The stock faced ...