And time is running out for Odysseus and its mission, which is known as IM-1. Intuitive Machines recently estimated that they'd lose contact with the solar-powered spacecraft sometime this morning, as the sun sets over its landing site. Get the Space.com Newsletter Breaking space news, the...
Intuitive Machines reports that its IM-1 lander Odysseus has landed on the moon and is transmitting a faint, but definite, signal. "Houston, Odysseus has found his new home," mission director Tim Crain said. See our full landing story, video and photos. We're just hours away from what...
But Intuitive Machines' landing could instill confidence in the burgeoning lunar economy. "I know this was a nail biter, but we are on the surface, and we are transmitting," said Stephen Altemus, Intuitive Machines' CEO. "Welcome to the moon." ...
Intuitive Machines’ lunar flight is part of an unofficial race between companies to complete the first private soft landing on the moon. Another competitor, Astrobotic, has its Peregrine lander slated to launch on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral in late December ...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander has beamed home a few selfies snapped during its pioneering descent to the lunar surface last week. Intuitive Machines' Odysseus probe beams home more photos from historic moon landing : Read more You must log in or register to reply here....
While we can't be completely sure that the landing will be successful, on Wednesday Intuitive Machines said Odysseus "continues to be in excellent health in lunar orbit." SEE ALSO: Why landing a spaceship on the moon is still so challenging ...
"We can confirm without a doubt our equipment is on the surface of the Moon," Intuitive Machines Chief Technology Officer Tim Crain said. Intuitive Machines teams had to think on their feet as the landing approached. The lasers on the spacecraft needed for landing were not functioning but Int...
As the global space community turns to the Moonfor the next phase of human exploration with potential economicbenefits, achieving lunar soft landings with precision isproving a challenge.Intuitive Machines (IM) is striving to become the first commercialcompany to do so as a NASA Commercial Lunar ...
to as “moonshots,” and that includes some that are shooting for the actual moon. Space-focused startups, a number of which have gone public via SPAC, have gained more attention in recent weeks afterIntuitive Machines(LUNR) became the first company to achieve a s...
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