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| US performs first Moon landing since 1972 | US performs first Moon landing since 1972 |
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| The Odysseus spacecraft has successfully reached the lunar surface | The Odysseus spacecraft has successfully reached the lunar surface |
| The Odysseus lander designed by private aerospace company Intuitive Machines has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the Moon since 1972. It was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 15. | The Odysseus lander designed by private aerospace company Intuitive Machines has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the Moon since 1972. It was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 15. |
| “Without a doubt, our equipment is on the surface of the Moon, and we are transmitting,” Intuitive Machines co-founder Tim Crain said during the livestream. | |
| “Today for the first time in more than a half-century, the US has returned to the Moon,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said shortly after the 14-foot-tall lander successfully reached the lunar surface. “Today is a day that shows the power and promise of NASA’s commercial partnerships.” | “Today for the first time in more than a half-century, the US has returned to the Moon,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said shortly after the 14-foot-tall lander successfully reached the lunar surface. “Today is a day that shows the power and promise of NASA’s commercial partnerships.” |
| While orbiting the Moon, Odysseus snapped a picture of the Bel’kovich crater. | |
| Odysseus’ Terrain Relative Navigation camera captured this image of the Bel’kovich K crater in the Moon’s northern equatorial highlands.It is an approximate 50 km diameter crater with mountains in the center, made when the crater was formed.(21FEB2024 1750 CST) pic.twitter.com/0egu0NOrKP | |
| The lander contains six NASA research devices, including equipment for analyzing lunar soil and the electron plasma. | |
| The Odysseus also carries a work by American artist Jeff Koons – a transparent box with 125 stainless-steel round sculptures representing the phases of the Moon. | |
| Just a couple hours away from the launch at 1AM EST Feb 14 of my artworks Moon Phases on Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission. The images capture the Nova-C lunar lander being encapsulated on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. I am honored to have the first authorized artwork on the Moon. pic.twitter.com/RpuSjbr7de | |
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