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Intuitive Machines Stock was up almost 50% in early trading Friday after the company’s lunar lander touched down on the moon on Thursday evening.
The latest landing on the moon represents the first controlled descent to the lunar surface by a US spacecraft since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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.
After nearly 50 years, an American spacecraft landed on the moon Thursday, marking a crucial milestone in NASA's efforts to bring astronauts back to the lunar surface as part of its ambitious space exploration agenda.