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A Longview native helped make history this past month when the Houston-based aerospace company he works for, Intuitive Machines, put a private lander on the moon.

On Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, the Lunar Lander Odysseus, developed by the Aerospace Company Intuitive Machines landed sideways.

Odysseus, carrying six NASA experiments valued at $118 million, represents a significant step in NASAs commercial lunar delivery program. | World News

US News: The first US spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, Odysseus, lost power and entered dormancy on the lunar surface. This development marks the conclusion of its core mission, marred by a lopsided touchdown that impeded operational efficiency and hindered scientific objectives.

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines and its space-cargo customers expect the company to emerge stronger from its problem-plagued moon landing this week, with improvements set for the company's second lander after its first we...

Despite persistent difficulties communicating with the lander and keeping its solar batteries charged, NASA says it managed to extract some data from all six of its science payloads delivered by Odysseus

Intuitive Machines, the Texas-based aerospace company that NASA paid $118 million to build and fly Odysseus, said its ground control team had received a final 'farewell transmission' from the spacecraft before it went dark on the moon's south pole region

The Odysseus lunar lander, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in 50 years, has lost power and gone dormant. This development comes a week after a lopsided landing that hampered its operations and scientific output.

US News: The first US spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, Odysseus, lost power and entered dormancy on the lunar surface. This development marks the conclusion of its core mission, marred by a lopsided touchdown that impeded operational efficiency and hindered scientific objectives.

The IM-1 mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 15 and successfully landed on the moon on Feb. 22.