US lander successfully touches down on moon for first time in over 50 years
It has landed closer to the moon's south pole than any other craft.
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It has landed closer to the moon's south pole than any other craft.
A successful landing Thursday would put the U.S. back on the moon's surface for the first time since NASA's famed Apollo moonwalkers — more than 50 years ago.
With this, Intuitive Machines (IM) -- the commercial venture behind the Nova-C lander -- has become the first private venture to carry out a successful landing on the lunar surface.
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