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Crater-diving hopper ‘Gracie’ launching to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month

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a rectangular spacecraft with four legs sits upright on a grey, dusty landscape

A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2, the second moon mission by Houston company Intuitive Machines, will lift off from Florida’s Space Coast during a four-day window that opens on Feb. 26. If all goes to plan, Athena will land on a plateau just … Read more

Climb Aboard Bimmer’s Biggest, Fanciest SUV Yet

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From their beginnings, BMWs have been best judged from the driver’s seat. The new BMW X7 demands a change of perspective: Many owners will base critiques of this long-awaited three-row “Sports Activity Vehicle” on its ability to comfortably accommodate their children, other people’s children, and all the crap a conspicuously-consuming family can pack aboard.  That’s … Read more