SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A former student of San Diego Mesa College has made history as part of the team that just recently successfully landed a privately owned spacecraft on the moon, the college announced. Mario Romero, an alumnus of San Diego Mesa College, is part of the team from Intuitive Machines whose uncrewed lander […]
Sorry, space fans: We won’t be getting ground-level views of the first moon landing by an American spacecraft since the Apollo era. That epic touchdown came courtesy of Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander, which lowered itself onto the gray dirt about 190 miles (300 kilometers) from the moon‘s south pole yesterday (Feb. 22). The success was […]
The private Odysseus lander is down on the lunar surface, in more ways than one. The 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) Odysseus, which was built by Houston company Intuitive Machines, apparently settled on its side during its historic touchdown yesterday (Feb. 22), mission team members said. But don’t panic — the pioneering spacecraft is still very much alive. “So […]
It was an exhilarating and momentous day on Feb. 22, when Intuitive Machines officially became the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon. However, along with excitement, there was an air of drama and, honestly, confusion. At the time of presumed landing, mission control didn’t cheer as is customary. The team started […]
The Odysseus lunar lander is sideways on the moon, Intuitive Machines, the company that built the vehicle, said during a news conference Friday. The revelation comes after Intuitive Machines had initially described Odysseus as “upright” in an update posted to the social media platform X just after the historic mission made its touchdown on the […]
“Nerve-wracking”: The initial Thursday night radio silence between Earth and Odysseus after the robotic moon lander’s historic touchdown caused anxiety for Madhur Tiwari, director of The Autonomy Lab at the Florida Institute of Technology. Then Intuitive Machines announced it had received a faint signal from the lander’s high-gain antenna. And the 14-foot-tall uncrewed spacecraft was […]
After a nail-biting descent and a tense silence from the lunar surface, the United States is back on the moon. Odysseus, a robotic lander built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, touched down near the lunar south pole this evening (Feb. 22). It was a landmark moment for space exploration: No private spacecraft had ever soft-landed […]
A lunar lander built by a US spaceflight company has become the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon. Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon’s south pole region at 23.23pm Irish time on Thursday. The moment also marked the first US Moon landing since the final mission of the […]
Feb. 22 (UPI) — America has returned to the moon after a 52-year absence. The unmanned Odysseus spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface shortly before 6:30 p.m. EST Thursday. “We can confirm without a doubt that our equipment is on the surface and we are on the moon. Odysseus has found a new home,” […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the lunar surface after experiencing unexpected issues hours prior to landing. “I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the surface, and we […]
Intuitive Machines’ lander, named Odysseus, will try today (Feb. 22) to become the first private spacecraft ever to touch down softly on the moon. But what is the lander carrying? TOP TELESCOPE PICK: A Celestron telescope on a white background Want to observe the moon on your own? We recommend the Celestron Astro Fi 102 as the […]
We’re just hours away from what could be the first moon landing by an American spacecraft in 50 years, a success that would kickstart the nation’s hope to eventually establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of its Artemis program. Odysseus (nicknamed “Odie”), a 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) lander built and operated by Houston […]