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fromTheregister
2 months agoFirst private moon lander touches down safely
Firefly Aerospace is the first private company to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon on March 2nd.
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fromArs Technica
2 months agoAthena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was minus 280 F
Athena's lunar landing failure was due to a malfunctioning altimeter, causing it to crash and slide on the Moon's surface.
Solar panel obstruction from regolith hampered power reserves, threatening the spacecraft's survival.
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