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Odysseus, the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, got tripped up just before touchdown and now rests horizontally on its side on the lunar surface. Steve Altemus, CEO of ...
Odysseus, which touched down on the moon last week, has about three hours left before Intuitive Machines puts it "to sleep" in hopes that the lunar lander can be woken back up in a few weeks ...
Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon: Here's why NASA says the mission was still a success Concerns that the sideways landing spelled doom for the mission appear to have been for naught: As of ...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander, coming down faster than expected and moving slightly to one side at the moment of touchdown Thursday, apparently caught a footpad on the lunar surface and ...
The Odysseus lunar lander is sideways on the moon, Intuitive Machines, the company that built the vehicle, revealed during a news conference Friday evening. CNN values your feedback 1.
Despite technical issues nearly causing a delay, Odysseus reached the surface of the moon at approximately 6:23 p.m. ET on Feb. 22, also making it the first commercial lunar landing in U.S. history.
Odysseus landed at 80.13 degrees south latitude, 1.44 degrees east longitude, at an elevation of 8,461 feet (2,579 meters). The image is 3,192 feet (973 meters) wide, and lunar north is up.
The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, became the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years.
Based on photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter flying overhead, Odysseus landed within a mile or so (1.5 kilometers) of its intended target near the Malapert A crater, just 185 miles or ...
The Odysseus lander transmitted its initial pictures from the moon on Monday, a day after becoming the first U.S. spacecraft make a soft landing on the lunar surface since 1972.
Odysseus landed about 185 miles (300 kilometers) from the Moon’s south pole, near a crater named Malapert A. The area is part of the rugged polar highlands, the same region Artemis landings will ...
Odysseus moon lander may have tipped over, NASA partner says. Officials are still trying to get photos from the moon's surface. By Gio Benitez and Ivan Pereira. February 23, 2024, 6:22 PM.