Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

Japanese space company's loss of lunar lander contact "doesn't look great," former astronaut says 03:28. Four-and-a-half months after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket, a privately-built Japanese ...

A private lunar lander carrying equipment to deliver for NASA touched down on the moon on Sunday, with the company's Mission Control confirming touchdown from Texas.

Next steps for CLPS. Astrobotic is developing a larger lunar lander named Griffin to ferry a one-ton NASA rover to the Moon's south pole. This mission, known as VIPER, will search for water ice in ...

TOKYO — A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission ...

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP / NASA/Firefly Aerospace) ...

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena launched to the moon 04:43. With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop ...

The lander, named Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit. The spacecraft remains on track for a March 2 descent to the surface. Eric Lagatta ...

Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board Here's a look at just five of the tech instruments that will be aboard Intuitive Machines' lander, as well as ...

Astrobotic's first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth's atmosphere. Sponsor Message. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.

This image taken from video shows flight controllers at ispace Mission Control in Tokyo awaiting confirmation of their private lunar lander touching down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025.