The historic mission has been hailed as a success by Intuitive Machines and NASA. Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, was “put to sleep” after the lunar night kicked in. But while the mission that saw the first ever Moon landing by a private company is coming to an … Read more
NEW DELHI: The first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since 1972, Odysseus, entered a dormant state as the lunar night began. While the mission marked the first private company‘s moon landing, Intuitive Machines SEO shared with reporters the intention to “wake it up” in around three weeks when sunlight returns.Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus outlasted … Read more
NEW DELHI: Odysseus, the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon in half a century, was ‘still kicking’ on Thursday but nearing shutdown after an awkward sideways landing disrupted communications and affected its solar chargers. The spacecraft, which touched down on the lunar surface a week ago, had hoped to run for up to … Read more
Odysseus has sent back its first images from farthest south any vessel has ever landed on Moon Washington: An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon. The uncrewed Odysseus, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, returned the … Read more
A private U.S. lunar lander is expected to stop working Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday it will continue to collect data until sunlight no longer shines on the solar panels. Based on … Read more
A robotic lunar lander developed by Houston-based Intuitive Machines became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon Thursday. The Odysseus lunar lander’s victory was the first U.S. landing on the moon in over 50 years, and faced some difficulties in its trip to the lunar surface, with Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus calling … Read more
Another month, another try at the moon — but not Wednesday.SpaceX announced the postponement Tuesday night of the scheduled launch of a private robotic lunar lander. The spacecraft, built by Intuitive Machines of Houston, is on top of the rocket on the launchpad. Weather conditions were favorable but a technical issue led to the delay … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL: A robotic moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was set for launch early on Wednesday on a Nasa mission to conduct the first US lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned vehicle. The company’s Nova-C lander, dubbed Odysseus, was due for liftoff … Read more