Odysseus Marks the First United States Moon Landing in More Than 50 Years
For the very first time in over half a century, a US-built spacecraft has actually made a soft landing on the moon.There was high drama and lots of intrigue on Thursday night as Intuitive Machines tried to land its Odysseus spacecraft in a little crater not all that far southern pole of the moon. About 20 minutes after goal, NASA stated success, however some concerns stayed about the health of the lander and its orientation. Why? Since while Odysseus was telephoning home, its signal was weak.After what the spacecraft and its designer, Houston-based Intuitive Machines, went through previously on Thursday, it was a wonder that Odysseus made it at all.Losing Your WayThe landing effort was postponed by about 2 hours after objective controllers needed to send out a quickly patched together, las...