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Odysseus Moon lander may have tipped sideways but is ‘stable’ Space Lunar lander Odysseus, which became the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon, is “stable” and is likely lying on its side with its head resting against a rock. Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Odysseus lander, a private spacecraft, touched down in the Moon’s south pole region at 11.23pm UK time on Thursday. Steve Altemus, [...]
US lands on moon for first time in 52 years with spacecraft the size of a red phone box Space Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon at 23.23pm UK time on Thursday.