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For the first time since 1972, the US is back on the moon. A harsh environment, a lack of experienced lunar engineers and the need for precise last-minute adjustments added to the challenges.

Privately-built spacecraft named Odysseus touched down near the moon’s south pole

The lander module of Odysseus, called Nova-C, has become the second one, after Chandrayaan-3 last year, to land in the Moon’s south pole region.

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‘Odie’ just took a giant leap for private space travel.

For the first time since 1972, the United States is back on the moon.

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space

More than 50 years after the Apollo era, major governments and well-funded private companies still struggle with lunar landing missions. Why is landing on the moon so hard in 2024?

The moon is littered with wreckage from failed landings over the years.

NASA and Intuitive Machines hope to receive more data and photos in the coming days.