U.S. Company Lands Private Spacecraft on Moon’s Surface | PBS NewsHour

The Odysseus lander is the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years and the first ever by a private company. It took off from Cape Canaveral in mid-February and made it to the lunar surface February 22. The Houston-based company Intuitive Machines created the spacecraft, and the trip is key to NASA’s goal of returning to the moon with a manned mission.

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