Intuitive Machines' shares fall, Athena lander did not land upright on Moon

Intuitive Machines' shares LUNR.O fall 22.3% to $8.77 in extended trading

Athena lander does not appear to be upright on the Moon surface, similar to last year's landing, the startup said at a press conference

Athena Lander is returning data despite faulty landing, NASA official says

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

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 Virgin Galactic Holdings SPCE.N down 3.2%, AST SpaceMobile ASTS.O down 6.1% in extended trading

Shares of Redwire Corp RDW.N up 2.7%, Planet Labs PL.N up 1%, in extended trading

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