A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.
AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly ...
"I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission," AstroForge founder Matt Gialich said in a video update ...
Odin, on an asteroid flyby mission that will mark the company’s first attempt to scout for platinum in space. The probe is ...
A second mission would land on the asteroid and test for platinum and other elements - the first mining expeditions could ...
The first commercial spacecraft headed beyond the moon is on its way to deep space, but the mission is suffering from unknown ...
"Even worse, because this is so powerful, we are trying to reach a spacecraft which at this point is 300,000 km [186,411 ...
The last time Intuitive Machines landed a spacecraft on the moon, a year ago, the spacecraft ended up sideways.
Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures.
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.
The Falcon 9 rocket, packed with exploratory payloads, is scheduled to blast off at 7:17 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 26.