First private vehicle landed on the moon
- February 23, 2024
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The American robotic device Odysseus from the private company Intuitive Machines successfully landed on the surface of the moon. This was reported by Space.com, as reported by Ukrinform.
The American robotic device Odysseus from the private company Intuitive Machines successfully landed on the surface of the moon.
This was reported by Space.com, as reported by Ukrinform.
“What a triumph! Odysseus reached the moon. This achievement is a giant step forward for all humanity. Stay tuned!'” NASA chief Bill Nelson said in a video message shown just after the U.S. Administration confirmed the successful landing of the device. told.
The Odysseus robotic lander, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down near the moon’s south pole on Friday night, Kyiv time.
Thus, Odysseus became the first US-made spacecraft to land on the Moon in the last 50 years (since 1972) and the first private spacecraft to successfully land on the surface of an Earth satellite.
As Ukrinform reported, SpaceX sent the Odysseus landing module, built by private American company Intuitive Machines, to the moon on Thursday, February 15.
12 cargoes were placed on Odysseus. Six of them, including the laser reflector and radio instruments, belong to NASA. The devices are designed to collect data to help NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to establish a habitable base near the Moon’s south pole by the end of this decade. The rest is owned by various private clients.
Photo: SpaceX
Source: Ukrinform
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