The US lunar lander "Athena" landed on the moon but did not stand upright
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According to Golden Finance, on the 6th local time, the lunar lander "Athena" developed by the American "Intuitive Machinery" company, landed on the moon at around 12:30 Eastern Time on the same day. The company's CEO said they believe "Athena" failed to be upright. According to NASA, at around 19:16 ET on February 26, the "Athena" lander was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the "Falcon 9" rocket from the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation. NASA then confirmed that the lander was separated from the rocket, and the former entered a predetermined orbit and continued to fly to the moon. About a week after flight, the lander is expected to land in a crater near the South Pole of the Moon on March 6.