US Achieves Historic Lunar Landing with Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander
Washington: In a significant milestone, a US company, Intuitive Machines, achieved the first American lunar landing in over 50 years as their spacecraft, Odysseus, successfully touched down on the moon early Friday morning.
The uncrewed lander completed its historic touchdown at the lunar South Pole on Thursday at 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time (4:53 a.m. India time), as confirmed by NASA. Odysseus is equipped with NASA science payloads along with other commercial payloads, signifying a remarkable advancement in lunar exploration.
Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Thursday, the mission, known as IM-1, represents Intuitive Machines’ inaugural robotic flight to the moon's surface, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
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