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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is the first US spacecraft to land on the moon in 52 years with help from a $118 million NASA contract.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla--A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact.

A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based Intuitive Machines made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in over 50 years and the first ever by a private company.

A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company officials said.

A private lander has made the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. Intuitive Machines lander touched down Thursday, but left flight controllers scrambling before gaining better contact.

For the first time in a half-century, an American-built spacecraft has landed on the moon.

The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moon's south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching its name into the history books with a nail-biting descent.

Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines confirmed that it had landed upright

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until

"Houston, Odysseus has found its new home," Intuitive Machines mission director Tim Crain said Thursday after the company's lander became the first American spacecraft...