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First U.S. moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

First U.S. moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

LA Times  

The Odysseus lunar lander sent this fisheye lens image before it was powered down. The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo program fell silent a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines spokesman Josh Marshall said these final steps drained the lander’s batteries and put …

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First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines spokesman Josh Marshall said these final steps drained the lander’s batteries and put Odysseus “down for a long nap.” “Good night, Odie. …

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Private US moon lander still working but not for long
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Private US moon lander still working but not for long

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first U.S. spacecraft to …

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Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies. Intuitive Machines posted new photos of the moon’s unexplored south polar region Tuesday. The company’s lander, Odysseus, captured the shots last Thursday shortly before making the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more …

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See pics from recent moon landing: Odyssey spacecraft sends first images
9 months, 3 weeks ago

See pics from recent moon landing: Odyssey spacecraft sends first images

Live Mint  

The Odysseus spacecraft fell over when it landed on the Moon but still sent back pictures from the far south, a place no ship had landed before. Made by Intuitive Machines in Houston, this unmanned ship marked America's return to the moon after 50 years, a first for a private company. See Pic: NASA Hubble captures dwarf galaxy where new …

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Why did America return to the Moon? What does Odysseus mean for future lunar missions?
10 months ago

Why did America return to the Moon? What does Odysseus mean for future lunar missions?

ABC  

"Houston, Odysseus has found its new home." The US-based company Intuitive Machines successfully landed its Odysseus lunar robot near the Moon's south pole on Friday morning Australian time. "One of the big unsolved problems is how to do anything on the Moon's surface without lunar dust getting in the way," Dr Gorman said. Dr Neumann said going to Mars was …

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American lunar mission's Odysseus possibly landed sideways on Moon | Check details
10 months ago

American lunar mission's Odysseus possibly landed sideways on Moon | Check details

India TV News  

The company behind America's latest lunar mission, Intuitive Machines, reported on Friday that their spacecraft, named Odysseus, may have landed sideways on the Moon's surface. Initial misinterpretation Initially, Intuitive Machines stated that their spaceship was upright, but CEO Steve Altemus later clarified that it likely tipped over and ended up lying horizontally with its top resting on a small rock. …

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Private US spacecraft is on its side on the moon with some antennas covered up, the company says
10 months ago

Private US spacecraft is on its side on the moon with some antennas covered up, the company says

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday. FILE - This image provided by Intuitive Machines shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. With Thursday’s …

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Commercial US spaceship Odysseus lands on moon but transmitting weak signal
10 months ago

Commercial US spaceship Odysseus lands on moon but transmitting weak signal

Hindustan Times  

A commercial spaceship landed near the moon's south pole but the flight controllers were receiving a signal from the hexagon-shaped lander Odysseus, the company behind the mission said. This image provided by Intuitive Machines shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. “But we can confirm, without …

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US company Intuitive Machines makes historic Moon landing with Odysseus lander — as it happened
10 months ago

US company Intuitive Machines makes historic Moon landing with Odysseus lander — as it happened

ABC  

Here's what space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman from Flinders University has to say about it: This mini-Moons artwork was conceived by the US artist Jeff Koons, and is called Moon Phases. They include the people you'd expect, like Mother Theresa, but some unconventional choices too: like Josephine Baker, the French-American dancer of the Jazz Age who was also a civil …

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Private U.S. craft lands on moon, but tips over, limiting communication
10 months ago

Private U.S. craft lands on moon, but tips over, limiting communication

LA Times  

Dan Harrison, a designer for Intuitive Machines, cheers with colleagues during a watch party in Houston moments after their Odysseus lander arrived on the moon. A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday. With Thursday’s touchdown, Intuitive Machines became the first private …

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Odysseus: The Moon mission to prevent 'spaceship sandblasting'
10 months ago

Odysseus: The Moon mission to prevent 'spaceship sandblasting'

BBC  

Odysseus: The Moon mission to prevent 'spaceship sandblasting' Intuitive Machines A US private company has made a historic landing on the Moon. It's part of Nasa's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative intended to support the agency’s Artemis programme that is aiming to send astronauts back to the Moon and even build a permanent base there. One precursor mission, Chang'e-7, slated …

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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus: Why moon-landing missions are hard to do
10 months ago

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus: Why moon-landing missions are hard to do

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Private space company Astrobotic Technology had hoped its Peregrine lunar lander would make history after its recent January launch, but the company waved off the landing attempt mere hours after liftoff because of a critical fuel leak and brought the spacecraft back to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. And every sensor and …

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Intuitive Machines’ private Moon mission has successfully launched from Earth
10 months, 1 week ago

Intuitive Machines’ private Moon mission has successfully launched from Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Nova-C Odysseus lander, built by Texas-based space flight company Intuitive Machines, could become the first private …

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Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission
10 months, 1 week ago

Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission

The Hindu  

A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. Thursday's launch came a month after the lunar lander of another private firm, Astrobotic Technology, suffered a propulsion system …

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