Los Angeles (ANTARA) – Flight controllers continued to communicate with Odysseus, the first lunar lander belonging to the United States (US) company Intuitive Machines, on Tuesday (27/2) morning local time.
The lander’s batteries can last for 10 to 20 hours, the company said Tuesday.
This unmanned lander successfully landed on the Moon’s South Pole on Thursday (22/2), marking the first US spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 years.
According to the company, although Odysseus successfully landed on the surface of the Moon, data analysis conducted by flight engineers showed that the six-legged spacecraft tripped over its own feet during its final landing, according to the company.
One of the landing legs of the lander is believed to have gotten stuck on the uneven surface of the Moon, and landed on its side.
Flight Controllers continued to communicate with Odysseus on Tuesday morning local time. Odysseus efficiently delivers a payload of science data and imagery to advance the company’s mission objectives, Intuitive Machines said in a tweet on social media X.
“Flight controllers are working to determine the end of life of the lander’s batteries, which could last for the next 10 to 20 hours,” the company said.
Odysseus transported NASA science programs and other commercial cargo to the Moon.
The last US Moon landing mission was carried out in December 1972, when Apollo 17 landed on the surface of the Moon for the final mission of the Apollo Program.
2024-02-28 14:58:14
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