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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Richard Luscombe

First private US robotic lunar rover lands successfully on the moon

a lunar lander in orbit around the moon
The IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander, Athena, in circular orbit around the Moon on 3 March 2025. Photograph: Intuitive Machines/AFP via Getty Images

A small but rugged robotic moon rover developed by a Colorado company became the first commercial exploration vehicle to touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday.

Mission managers were unable to immediately confirm that the landing of the spacecraft it was traveling in had been fully successful.

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