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press release · NASA Athena landed sideways in a crater. Again. Intuitive Machines' south pole dream cut short.
Original: NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
AI Executive Summary
NASA confirmed Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended operations less than 13 hours after landing at Mons Mouton. The lander settled on its side in a crater ~250 m off-target after an altimeter failure. Despite the anomaly, 250 MB of science data was returned and PRIME-1 demonstrated full hardware range of motion. Mission contract value: $62.5M.