The crowd here was quiet, hanging on every word and waiting for updates. Cheers broke out once when company cofounder Kam Ghaffarian said, "we have landed" from the podium.
But it's still not clear what orientation Athena is in.
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Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus just addressed employees at a watch party in Houston. He cnfirmed the vehicle is intact, delivering data, generating power — but "not enough," hence Intuitive Machines' efforts to shut down certain components to save energy.
Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus just addressed employees at a watch party in Houston. He cnfirmed the vehicle is intact, delivering data, generating power — but "not enough," hence Intuitive Machines' efforts to shut down certain components to save energy.
Coming to you live from an Intuitive Machines watch party in Houston for the IM-2 Athena landing. www.cnn.com/science/live...
We've worked on this project for months — excited to finally share it!
[Note: The animations are not to scale, and details such as flight paths are simplified to give an illustrative overview of the mission design.]
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Sources who spoke to @jackiewattles.bsky.social and me say they fear the sudden moves are part of an effort by the Trump’s administration to quietly gut the Maryland Goddard campus while the government remains unfunded — a claim denied by a NASA spokesperson. www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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