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· Spaceflight Now Two legs pointing at the sky. IM-2's south pole mission is over.
Original: Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Moon mission ends with lander on its side
AI Executive Summary
Spaceflight Now coverage of IM-2 mission end: Athena landed on its side ~820 ft from its intended site inside a shadowed crater at Mons Mouton. The orientation prevented sufficient solar power generation in the crater's cold shadows. Intuitive Machines' stock fell 20% on the news. MAPP rover and Grace hopper could not be deployed.