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The moon lander will come to a halt after the sideways landing
US-based Intuitive Machines said that Odysseus, the first private Moon lander to complete a soft touchdown, won’t be deployed as planned on Tuesday. “Odysseyus landed near the Malapert A crater, which has a slope of 12 degrees,” Intuitive Machines added. Earlier, Odysseus landed on the wrong side and got stuck in a crater, causing communications…
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The first US Moon landing since 1972 was achieved by Odysseus
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft has landed on the moon’s south pole, becoming the first private business to do so, officials said. This is the first privately-owned mission to reach the Moon in a cold and cold weather for landers, rovers, and astronauts. Odysseus landed 300 kilometres from the Moon’s south pole near the Malapert A…
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The first US moon landing happened more than 50 years ago
US space agency NASA’s Odysseus spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon, becoming the second private mission to do so. The six-legged, phone-booth-sized spacecraft landed near the Moon’s south pole, around 300 kilometres from the lunar south pole. Odysseus is the second launch, after Astrobotic’s attempt, in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme.
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Since 1972, the US has had only one moon landing by Odysseus
NASA’s Odysseus lunar lander is set to reach the moon’s south pole to carry NASA experiments as part of its commercial lunar payload services program. Odysseus will be carrying experiments that will help study the environment around the lander and possibly develop technologies for future landings. Odysseus is scheduled to reach the moon’s south pole…