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. …
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 …
One giant leap for the private sector? HT Image A Houston-based company is set Thursday to attempt to land America's first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, as part of a new fleet of NASA-funded commercial landers intended to pave the way for astronauts to return to Earth's celestial neighbor later this decade. If all goes well, …
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 …
