Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, snapped some amazing shots of its home planet shortly after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 26.

IM-1 launched a similar lander, named Odysseus, in February 2024. Odysseus was able to reach the lunar surface safely, becoming the first private vehicle ever to do so, but it toppled onto its ...

UPDATE: May. 19, 2025, 11:46 a.m. EDT An earlier version of this story indicated that the Japanese space agency JAXA was a partner on the development of the Resilience lander.