Intuitive Machines lands on moon with private Odysseus lander, 1st for US since 1972
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.
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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.
The mission saw the colaboration of a number of companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and NASA. It marks the the first successful US landing on the moon since the height of the Cold War Space Race
A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever achieved by the private sector.
For the first time, a spacecraft built by a private company is operating on the moon – a long-anticipated feat that promises to draw the Earth’s vast and remote natural satellite into the domain of space commerce
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 as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact.