Flight controllers in Texas cannot confirm its condition or whether it’s even upright near the south pole.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but as the minutes dragged on, flight controllers could not confirm its condition or whether it was even upright near the south pole.
The Intuitive Machines device used Portland-based Columbia Sportswear technology to reach the moon’s south pole. There was a watch party at Columbia headquarters in Portland, with hundreds of eyes glazed to projectors awaiting the landing. Just before 10 a.m., the lander, Athena, finally reached the moon, marking a big step in
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