Intuitive Machines' shares fall; Athena lander on the moon, but health unclear

Intuitive Machines' shares LUNR.O fall 17.7% to $11.62

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

Shares of Rocket Lab USA RKLB.O down 7.2%, Virgin Galactic Holdings SPCE.N down 4.3%, AST SpaceMobile ASTS.O down 6.1%

BlackSky Technology's shares fall 23.6%, Redwire Corp RDW.N down 10.3%

Planet Labs PL.N down 7.3%, Satellogic SATL.O down 9%

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