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2025.03.12 | Intuitive Machines IM-2: Athena
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 March 2025:
SPHEREx and PUNCH:
The launch of the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere satellites and the SPHEREx observatory.
Athena Crash:
The crash landing of the Athena spacecraft on Mons Moutan in the South Polar region of the Moon, and the purpose of the Hopper Gracie and Trident drill.
The Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, reached the surface of the Moon on 6 March 2025, at 17:28:50 UTC. Contact was temporarily lost during the landing process; when it was re-established, it indicated that the spacecraft was not in the correct orientation and one of the two radio antennas was not operating.
Lunar Trailblazer Lost:
Bethany Ehlman (Principal Investigator, Caltech) describes the Lunar Trailblazer and a series of status reports following its loss of attitude control.
Australian Space Industry 2025 Part 4:
Launch due for Buccaneer Main Mission for the Australian Defence Force; Droid 02 and LizzieSat 3 to carry HEO Robotics's cameras; Varda's Winnebago 3 to follow Winnebago 2 to land in the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.
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By Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of AustraliaOn The Space Show for Wednesday, 12 March 2025:
SPHEREx and PUNCH:
The launch of the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere satellites and the SPHEREx observatory.
Athena Crash:
The crash landing of the Athena spacecraft on Mons Moutan in the South Polar region of the Moon, and the purpose of the Hopper Gracie and Trident drill.
The Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, reached the surface of the Moon on 6 March 2025, at 17:28:50 UTC. Contact was temporarily lost during the landing process; when it was re-established, it indicated that the spacecraft was not in the correct orientation and one of the two radio antennas was not operating.
Lunar Trailblazer Lost:
Bethany Ehlman (Principal Investigator, Caltech) describes the Lunar Trailblazer and a series of status reports following its loss of attitude control.
Australian Space Industry 2025 Part 4:
Launch due for Buccaneer Main Mission for the Australian Defence Force; Droid 02 and LizzieSat 3 to carry HEO Robotics's cameras; Varda's Winnebago 3 to follow Winnebago 2 to land in the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.