LIVE: Press conference for first U.S. moon landing in over 50 years

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Published 2024-02-23

The moon’s newest arrival was said to be “alive and well” a day after making the first U.S. landing in half a century, but flight controllers were still trying to get a better handle on its bearings.

Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it’s communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data. But it noted: “We continue to learn more about the vehicle’s specific information” regarding location, overall health and positioning. #moonlanding #intuitivemachines #odysseus #moon

Credit: Intuitive Machines

All Comments (21)

@genonote228 3 months ago

I was jumping up and down in joy until I tripped and fell on my side ...😮😮😮
@animesh_tiwary 3 months ago

Don’t tell me they’ll go for something like Boeing’s MCAS for correcting lateral motion.
@chriswitt2596 3 months ago

Congratulations great job
@johnsnow9714 3 months ago

Outstanding Accomplishment Congratulations!
@jasonhurdlow6607 3 months ago

Imagine not having "disable laser safety" on your checklist. Wow.
@dporper6390 3 months ago

I thought it would be nice if we uprighted the Japanese moon lander while we were there, but nevermind.😮
@Raptorman0909 3 months ago

I'd suspected that it had tipped over and this now confirms that. Interesting the both this lander and the recent lander from Japan both wound up on its side. I hope they can recover to be able to deploy most of the instruments.
@kentkearney6623 3 months ago

Get a picture of the earth 😂
@mikedinn2838 3 months ago

The Comms system seems to have not been thought through.Big improvements needed. The DSN expertise and facilities should be used.
@cynicalskeptic2563 3 months ago

These people think we are dumb.
@scotford7032 3 months ago

What a great accomplishment. Billions of dollars to crash on the moon. WOW.
@jasonhurdlow6607 3 months ago

Calling this a successful landing seems a bit of a stretch to me.... it's kinda like parking your car upside down and saying it's fine.
@christopherslaughter2263 3 months ago

Sucessful? Really? The lander is on its side and you think this is a go?
@Spikey-Mikey 3 months ago

Not to throw water on this party, but are you telling me that there was no contingency plan for this failure in advance? No one foresaw this as a possible failure mode… especially since there was no planned redundancy?
@foreverhappiness3396 3 months ago

pictures ? we are in 2024
@davidmickles5012 3 months ago

It softly CRASHED... fixed it for ya
@tv10morehead 3 months ago

AND THE CHEAPEST ? Was this the most inexpensive landing in history or just from the "U.S." direct efforts.
@johnfranklin6316 3 months ago

RESPECT!
@chrissanders5201 3 months ago

I have fallen and can't get up, I crashed
@MultiMarty25 3 months ago

How come no one else has walked on the moon since Armstrong and if so wheres all the photos???