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#BREAKING US spaceship on Moon likely lying on its side: company



Update: Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Odysseus, faced a challenging touchdown near the moon's south pole, ending up on its side.


The lander, which aimed to enhance U.S. communications from the moon, experienced difficulties with some antennas now facing the ground, complicating data transmission.


Despite this setback, the mission achieved significant milestones, marking the first private moon landing.

Intuitive Machines and NASA are holding a news briefing on the status of the "Odysseus" spacecraft's moon landing at 5pm ET on Feb. 23, 2024. 

Watch here

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. Now, a U.S. company has become the first private outfit to achieve a safe moon landing. 

Only five countries have done it: The Soviet Union (Interkosmos), the United States (NASA), China (CNSA), India (ISRO), and Japan (JAXA)

With Friday's touchdown, Intuitive Machines became the first private business to pull off a moon landing, a feat previously achieved by only five countries.

Shares of Intuitive Machines surged after the company became the first private firm to send a spacecraft to the moon, potentially paving the way for more investments in space exploration.

Watch video here

MOON LANDING


UPDATE: Steve Altemus: "They believe Odysseus landed on its side, but slightly elevated on a rock. The solar arrays are being powered and the majority of payloads are in view and they're able to collect science. Surface photos are still being worked on."

Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission made history on Feb. 22, with the first successful Moon landing by a company. This televised news conference will discuss details of Odysseus' landing as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.

 

Participants from NASA and Intuitive Machines will discuss next steps for NASA science instruments aboard, as well as details of the landing, which made last-minute use of NASA’s precision landing technology demonstration, NDL, or Navigation Doppler Lidar.

 

Participants in the news conference include:

• Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington

• Prasan Desai, deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters

• Steve Altemus, chief executive officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines

• Tim Crain, chief technology officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines

 

Credit: NASA

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