The first commercial spacecraft headed beyond the moon is on its way to deep space, but the mission is suffering from unknown issues as the team scrambles to get in contact with the probe.

Three private lunar landers are on their way to the moon right now, a surge of exploration never before seen in spaceflight history.

A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun. Intuitive Machines’ lander,

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, aiming to land near the Moon's south pole. Carrying a Nasa drill, three roboti

The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft also hitched a ride on the SpaceX rocket.

The Moon lander built by Intuitive Machines (IM) is currently cruising in space after its successful launch by SpaceX. A few hours after launch at 5:46 am IST on Thursday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, IM said in an update that the lander is in good health and preparations for main engine firing to refine its trajectory are underway.