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The spacecraft is believed to have caught one of its landing feet on the uneven lunar surface and tipped over, coming to rest sideways, propped up on a rock at one end, says Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus
A U.S. company says its moon lander is on its side near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines initially believed its spacecraft was upright when it landed Thursday. But officials
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A private US lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said...
The vehicle is believed to have caught one of its six landing feet on the lunar surface near the end of its final descent and tipped over, coming to rest sideways, propped up on a rock, an analysis of data by flight engineers showed, according to Houston-based Intuitive Machines.
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander apparently settled on its side during its historic Feb. 22 touchdown, but the spacecraft is still going strong.