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Intuitive Machines: spacecraft can't complete Moon mission

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Athena touched down on the lunar South Pole shortly after 1730GMT ( 1230EST ) on Thursday .

The position of its solar panels and the cold temperatures mean it cannot recharge.

Intuitive Machines partnered with US space agency Nasa to explore whether humans can live on the Moon.

It was supposed to spend 10 days searching for water ice.

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