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Odysseus' successful landing has sparked excitement around a possible expansion of the lunar economy.

A timeline of Intuitive Machines' Nova-C Odysseus moon lander and the spacecraft's cosmic journey to touch down on the moon's surface.

Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon landing after someone forgot to flip a switch before launch. The Odysseus lander is now sideways on the moon.

:Shares of moon lander maker Intuitive Machines tumbled 30 per cent in extended trade, wiping out a Friday rally after the company said its spacecraft had tipped over shortly after touching down on the lunar surface a day earlier. The stock of the first private company to successfully land on the moon nearly dou

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 Friday.

A Houston-based company called Intuitive Machines made lunar history this week.

Intuitive Machines says despite its off-kilter touchdown, the Odysseus moon lander can still accomplish most of its objectives.

NASA s Polar Resources Ice-Mining Experiment-1 is strapped the the crafts exterior, which will soon dig into the surface, collect regolith and analyze the lunar dust with a suit of powerful instruments.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/private-us-spacecraft-is-on-its-side-on-the-moon-with-some-antennas-covered-up-the-company-says/">Read More</a>

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