It became known about the problems of the Athena space module during the moon landing

The American Athena spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of the moon on March 6. At the same time, an emergency situation occurred during the live broadcast, Intuitive Machines, the company that developed the device, said.

Scientists are in contact with the module, but they cannot obtain data on the position in which it landed on the surface. It is expected that soon the flight control center will receive images of the landing.

"We can confirm that Athena is on the surface of the Moon. <...> It is charging from solar panels," the presenter said during the broadcast on the NASA website.

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On March 2, the Blue Ghost spacecraft landed on the moon. It is specified that these studies will help to learn more about the lunar environment. The entire journey from Earth to the Moon took about 1.5 months. He was able to land safely at 11:36 Moscow time. Blue Ghost is supposed to work on the Moon for about two weeks.