The American Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed at the moon's south pole. The mission is considered unique because it is the first time that a device manufactured by a private company has been able to land on the surface of the moon.
After more than 50 years, the United States returned to the moon! It successfully landed at the moon's south pole Odysseus An American spacecraft called the landing took place on the night of February 23 at 0:23 Hungarian time. The mission is considered unique because it is the first time that a device manufactured by a private company has been able to land on the surface of the moon.
“What a victory! Odysseus captured the moon. This feat represented a great step forward for all of humanity,” he said. Bill NelsonNASA Administrator, in a video message broadcast by the agency immediately after confirming the successful landing.
The last time the United States of America landed on the celestial body was in 1972, during the Apollo 17 mission.
Lander developer Intuitive machines Since then, a company called X announced that its device is vertical and has already started sending data. The company's experts are currently working to receive the first images taken by Odysseus of the moon's surface.
Odysseus was launched last week on one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets. The lunar lander also carried instruments from NASA and some private companies, with which it will conduct several tests on the surface of the celestial body, writes the lunar lander. Space.com website
In December 2017, then US President Donald Trump ordered NASA to return astronauts to the moon in the foreseeable future.
However, before sending people on a long journey, they want to collect as much data as possible about little-explored areas. If all goes according to plan, the lander and its payload will now operate on the moon's surface for about seven days, sending valuable information back to Earth.
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