Odysseus to land on Moon, first US landing since 1972

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NASA and Intuitive Machines' lunar vehicle Odysseus is set to land on the Moon today at 6:24PM ET, marking the first successful US Moon landing since 1972. Launched on February 15th via SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, it aims to land on the Moon's south pole. The IM-1 mission carries scientific cargo to aid NASA's Artemis program, including a laser retroreflector array and a radio navigation beacon.


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