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Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures | Science & Tech News
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Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been downloaded just hours before night falls at the lunar south pole and the lander’s batteries run out of power. Intuitive Machines, the US company behind the mission, said it will now…
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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander’s sideways touchdown | Science & Tech News
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The Odysseus probe will cut short its mission on the moon today, with engineers expecting to lose contact with the lander this morning. The craft touched down on the surface last week in a “nail-biting” descent that saw the first ever privately owned lander reach the moon and the first from the US since 1972.…
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So far so good for Odysseus moon lander’s journey of jeopardy into permanent shadow – but there’s a perilous descent to come | Science & Tech News
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Odysseus is on its epic journey to the moon. The 240,000-mile voyage is one of jeopardy and challenge for the spacecraft, just as it was for its namesake in the Greek myth. Even reaching the launch pad was an achievement. NASA contracted the Texas-based Intuitive Machines to take several instruments to the moon for a…