Products: Lunar lander. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 30.7/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 100th percentile of 6 space robotics companies.
The record contains two mission-loss entries, both severity 4: the IM-2 Athena lander toppling in a shadowed crater in March 2025, and the IM-1 Odysseus lander tipping over on lunar touchdown in February 2024. Both entries describe the same failure mode, loss of lander stability at or after touchdown, occurring across two consecutive missions roughly one year apart. The 100th percentile ranking places Intuitive Machines at the top of the space-robotics category, reflecting a repeated pattern rather than a single isolated event. Both incidents are press/mission-report-driven rather than regulatory findings.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 03/06 2025 · 12:31 ET |
mission-loss | Mons Mouton, Moon | IM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early · 1 lander, total mission loss | SpaceNews |
| S4 | 02/22 2024 · 18:23 ET |
mission-loss | lunar south pole, Moon | IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown · 1 lander | Space.com |