American Company Makes Historic Moon Landing

Handout rendering of IM-1 Nova-C Mission. NASA selected Intuitive Machines to deliver five science and technology payloads under Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) as part of the Artemis program. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. The lander is upright and starting to send data, according to Odie's developer, Intuitive Machines. Odie is the first commercial spacecraft to make touchdown on the moon. The milestone comes after a failed US lunar lander mission last month. Photo by Intuitive Machine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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