NASA Lunar Orbiter Image of Odysseus Moon Lander's Location

NASA Lunar Orbiter Image of Odysseus Moon Lander's Location

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft, orbiting the Moon since 2009, has imaged Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Nova-C lunar lander (the IM-1 mission) near crater Malapert A in the South Pole region of the Moon.

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 Credit: Intuitive Machines

Release Date: Feb. 26, 2024

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