Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 07:10am on 27 Feb 2025,Thursday International
On February 27, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched the Athena lunar lander, developed by Intuitive Machines, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This mission, known as IM-2, aims to achieve a precise landing near the moon's south pole on March 6. A key objective is to deploy a drone named Grace into a permanently shadowed crater to search for frozen water, a critical resource for future lunar missions. NASA has invested $62 million in this endeavor, reflecting the growing collaboration between private companies and government agencies in lunar exploration.
