Concept image of Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander. [Courtesy: Intuitive Machines]
Key Takeaways:
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander "Odysseus" successfully touched down on the moon's South Pole, marking the first U.S. moon landing in over 50 years.
This historic achievement is also the first time an American commercial company has successfully landed a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
The uncrewed mission, part of NASA's CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign, carries scientific payloads to collect data in preparation for future human lunar exploration.
America is back on the moon. Intuitive Machine’s autonomous Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus successfully touched down in the South Pole region of the moon Thursday evening, marking the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.
“This is the first time an American commercial lunar lander has made it to orbit around the moon,” NASA said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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