NASA ‘Athena’ Lander is set to touch the surface of the moon
Fox News Senior Correspondent Jonathan Serrie joins ‘The FaulKner Focus’ to discuss Nasa’s Moon Lander who descends to the moon surface and a stranded astronaut who claims that politics played a role in postponing his picking up.
A Moonlander made his touchdown on the moon Earlier on Thursday, but controllers on the ground could not confirm the condition of the Athena Lander at the landing, the Associated Press reported. In addition to his condition, the location of where the country landed is also unclear.
The lander, who is owned by intuitive machines, wore an ice exercise, a drone and two robbers. Athena was apparently able to communicate with his controllers, the Associated Press reported, stating civil servants.
Mission director and co-founder Tim Crain was heard that the team says to “continue to work on the problem”, despite the fact that the vessel sends clear “recognitions” to the team in Texas.

This photo of NASA shows the Athena Lander of the intuitive machines that approach the surface of the moon on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (NASA via AP)
First Commercial Moon Lander ‘Odysseus’ Countries on the Moon
NASA and intuitive machines The online live stream ended and announced that they would hold a press conference about the status of Athena later on Thursday.

In this undated image that is released by intuitive machines, the newest lunar lander of intuitive machines is displayed. (Intuitive machines via AP)
Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost lands on the moon with equipment for NASA
Last year Intuitive Machine saw its Odysseus Lander reach the Moon, but to land aside, which puts extra pressure on today’s landing.

In this Rendering Privé Lunar Lander Blue Ghost, the Moon touches with a special delivery for NASA Sunday 2 March 2025. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
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Athena is the second vessel that Land on the moon This week after the Blue Ghost made Firefly Aerospace on Sunday TouchDown.
“You all stuck the landing. We are on the moon,” said Firefly’s Will Coogan, chief engineer for the lander. The landing of Blue Ghost made Firefly Aerospace the first private company to put a spacecraft on the moon without crashing or falling over.
Landon Minon from Fox News has contributed to this report.