Teaching Overview
Learning Points
- Since the start of 2025, three private companies have sent uncrewed spacecraft on missions to the Moon’s surface.
- Two of them launched in January–Blue Ghost successfully landed in March, while Resilience will attempt its landing in June.
- The third spacecraft, Athena, landed on its side, and was unable to complete its mission.
Curriculum Keywords
- space
- moon
- lunar lander
Spark a Discussion
- What kinds of research did the Blue Ghost spacecraft do on the Moon?
- What is regolith?
- Why was Athena unable to complete its mission?
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Credits
- NASA/Firefly Aerospace
- NASA/Michelle Stone
- Intuitive Machines
- ispace
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Classroom Resources
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