NASA is back on the moon — with the first commercial lunar landing ever
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.
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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.