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Some partnerships are just not meant to be

Terra-Luna and Equinox Partners called off their joint Moon mission three days before launch. Both sides say it was mutual. It was not mutual.

The Moon, which will now be visited by one agency instead of two.
The Moon, which will now be visited by one agency instead of two.

They shared a launch pad. They shared a press release. They shared a very awkward photo in matching jackets. Now Terra-Luna is going to the Moon alone.

Sources close to the mission say things went sideways when Equinox asked, again, about the final Unit payout. Equinox gets paid at the end of every joint mission it joins. Terra-Luna had apparently not read that part.

We just want different things. They want the Moon. We want the money from the Moon.

Equinox Partners spokesperson
Terra-Luna @TerraLunaHQ

Some updates on our Moon mission. We are going! Just us now. Which is fine. It is fine.

4:47 PM Oct 7, 2026 301K Views

Equinox Partners @EquinoxPartners 3h

@TerraLunaHQ we'll always have the press release

Equinox has already started talks with Station #12 about a joint mission to Mars. Station #12 has asked for everything in writing.

  • Terra-Luna
  • Equinox Partners

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