Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon
Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing
The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to accomplish science and technology tasks for NASA and other customers.
Athena lander dies after toppling near the moon's south pole
A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday landing time of 12:32 p.m., the company has confirmed on its website that its IM-2 Nova-C class lunar lander is on its side — a fate that matches its first lander,
Did you see it? A fireball was confirmed in the North Texas sky this week
Bill Cooke, the lead at NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, said data indicated that a meteor was moving west at roughly 85,000 miles per hour.

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Massive Texas Dust Storm Fueled By Climate Change
Texas 'Like Mars' as Dust Storm Turns Skies Orange
It's like Mars in Fort Worth, #Texas, where a raging dust and sand storm has darkened the sky and blocked visibility, with winds of more than 60 mph lashing the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. More than 261,000 customers are without power. Numerous accidents have been… pic.twitter.com/0tJCkTKRF2
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Texas Engulfed in Darkness as Rare Dust Storm Unleashes Chaos
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SpaceX Starship’s 2nd Flight Footage Released Under Freedom Of Information Act By NASA
NASA released views of several angles of SpaceX Starship’s second test flight. The massive rocket launched from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. Credit: NASA Music: The Alabaster Coast by Ha
Texas Startup Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon Surface
Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its first robotic spacecraft on the moon on Sunday in partnership with NASA, marking the second time a commercial lander has pulled off the feat as more companies attempt to reach the lunar surface ahead of future human landings.
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Texas makes history as Firefly Aerospace lands first successful private moon mission
Early Saturday morning Texas based company Firefly Aerospace made the second private moon landing, and first fully successful private moon landing in history.
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Texas and Florida rocket toward faceoff over NASA HQ
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “strongly supports moving NASA to Texas,” wrote Abbott’s press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, in a Feb. 18 email to POLITICO. “Texas will be the launchpad for Mars and ...
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. Moon’s surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost’s solar panel, X-band antenna, left, and LEXI payload at right. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
With NASA review cleared, Starlab on track for 2029 space station launch
The Houston-based company is working off a $217.5 million NASA agreement for a replacement commercial space station.