Lunar Night Permanently Ends the Odysseus Mission
Updated: 2024-03-28 23:17:11
Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in This image shows one of the Odysseus lander's legs breaking due to the shock of first contact on the moon . Credit : Intuitive Machines Posted on March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024 by Matt Williams Lunar Night Permanently Ends the Odysseus Mission On February 15th , Intuitive Machines IM launched its first Nova-C class spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket . On February 22nd , the spacecraft codenamed Odysseus or Odie” became the first American-built vehicle to soft-land on the lunar surface since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. While the landing was a bit bumpy Odysseus fell on its side the IM-1 mission successfully demonstrated technologies