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A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Frida

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Blue Origin’s 320-foot New Glenn rocket has been raised on the launchpad for the first time as part of preparations for its maiden flight later this year.

The Intuitive Machines spacecraft is the first American lunar lander since Apollo.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company officials said.

Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed.

Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed.

Odysseus was the first privately built vehicle to make it to the moon, and points to a future in which NASA, companies and others rely on commercial lunar delivery services.

The Odysseus lunar lander was the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in over 50 years, and the first commercial spacecraft ever to do so

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft is expected to touchdown at 6:24 p.m. ET