#64 The Odysseus Moon Lander. The first private moon lander has touched down, but is it still ok?
02/29/24 • 6 min
Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines produced the first private mission to land on the moon. The Odysseus lander is just 300 km from the lunar south pole, investigating water ice and demonstrating the capabilities of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program (CLPS).
But space is difficult and not many projects go perfectly first time. Is Odysseus ok? Let’s find out!
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Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines produced the first private mission to land on the moon. The Odysseus lander is just 300 km from the lunar south pole, investigating water ice and demonstrating the capabilities of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program (CLPS).
But space is difficult and not many projects go perfectly first time. Is Odysseus ok? Let’s find out!
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