First Photos from Moon Surface | Intuitive Machines Odysseus Lunar Lander
On February 28, 2024, NASA and Intuitive Machines provided an update on the status of the Odysseus Lunar Lander located near the Malapert A crater in the Moon’s South Pole region.
On February 22, 2024, the IM-1 Mission Nova-C Moon Lander, named "Odysseus," became the first American spacecraft to land on the Moon’s surface since the NASA Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972.
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NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative allows NASA to send science investigations and technology demonstrations to the lunar surface. Under Artemis, NASA will study more of the Moon than ever before, and CLPS will demonstrate how NASA is working with commercial companies to achieve robotic lunar exploration.
Learn more about CLPS:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services
Image Credits: Intuitive Machines/NASA
Acknowledgement: SciNews
Duration: 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 28, 2024
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