Breaking: IM-2 lunar lander touches down, status unclear

03/06/2025 BREAKING NEWS IM-2 lunar lander touches down, status unclear The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines reached the surface of the moon March 6, but its status after landing was not clear. The Athena vehicle was scheduled to land around 12:32 p.m. Eastern on the IM-2 mission after performing a long braking burn, then changing orientation to perform a vertical landing. Telemetry displayed by the company on its webcast appeared to show the lander conducting that braking burn as expected, but closer to the landing time the telemetry appeared frozen or garbled, including at one point where it indicated the lander was several kilometers below the surface. - Jeff Foust Read now You received this email because you signed up on SpaceNews to receive our emails To stop receiving Breaking News, unsubscribe below.

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