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Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️

"Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon" by @Spacecom - Lunar south pole has long shadows and dim lighting from shallow sun angle, worse than expected for #IM2 lander's cameras. Fixes based on lessons from IM2 failure will be used to improve IM3 landing attempt in 2026. space.com/astronomy/moon/heres #NewSpace #Moon #space #science #business

Space · Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moonBy Mike Wall
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Simeon Schmauß

Since the capture time of the image wasn't published, I tried matching the Earth terminator and cloud patterns.
This area above the pacific ocean seems like a good match.
The approximate capture is Mar 7, 2:00 UTC. #IM2

Note that we are seeing the Earth "upside down" here and the North pole is slightly tilted towards us.
Alternative view via @zoom_earth: zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#vie

comparison of the Earth as captured by the IM-2 lander and a simulated version using Suomi NPP/VIIRS data from NASA Worldview. The could patterns are hard to make out in the real photo, but seem to match.
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Revesdespace

🛰️🌑 Intuitive Machines a reçu des images d' #Athena #IM2 qui confirme qu'elle s'est couchée sur le flanc, à environ 250 m du site ciblé. L'orientation du Soleil va empêcher la batterie de se charger dans cette région polaire.
La mission s'arrête avec quelques données

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Simeon Schmauß

Comparing the new image with an earlier one, shows significant bending of even the top landing legs, telling me that all legs have touched the surface at one point.

According to the landing stream, the main engine continued to fire for several minutes after touchdown. #IM2

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Spaceflight 🚀

#Athena came to rest inside a crater, 250m from its intended target. “With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the #solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater, #IntuitiveMachines does not expect Athena to recharge 🔋”. Issues with Athena’s laser altimeter may have contributed to the bad landing straitstimes.com/world/united-

The Straits Times · US company says moon mission over after another sideways landingIt comes just days after Texas rival Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost lander on its first attempt. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Athena lying on its side / Athena liegt auf der Seite

".. lander, Athena, landed 250 meters from its intended landing site in the Mons Mouton region .. Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface confirmed that Athena was on her side. .. in the crater, Intuitive Machines does not expect Athena to recharge. The mission has concluded .."

intuitivemachines.com/im-2

7.3.2025

Intuitive MachinesIM-2 | Intuitive Machines
#Athena#IM2#IntuitiveMachines
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Spaceflight 🚀

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon apnews.com/article/moon-landin

AP News · Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its status is unknownBy Marcia Dunn
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