Intuitive Machines' shares fall; co yet to ascertain health of Athena lander

Intuitive Machines' shares LUNR.O fall 16.4% to $11.77

LUNR says Athena lander "is on the surface of the Moon" but spacecraft's health, orientation remains unclear

Co to hold press conference at 3 pm CT

Austin-based Firefly Aerospace this month celebrated a clean touchdown of its Blue Ghost lander, making the most successful soft landing by a private company to date

Houston-based Intuitive Machines' first moon-landing attempt almost a year ago, using its Odysseus lander, marked the first successful touchdown attempt at the time by a private company

Among the payloads is Lonestar Data Holdings' first lunar data center and Nokia's equipment to set up the first cellular network on the moon

Up to last close, LUNR up ~165% in the past 12 months