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News Articles: lunar lander

The IM-1 Nova-C lander, from Houston-based Intuitive Machines, just became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon in one piece.

Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Emma Bowman
This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows an image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on the moon.

The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches its solar panels

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power.

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By:
  • The Associated Press