First US moon landing since Apollo 17

[Racan]

It's also the first privately built craft to manage a successful landing on the moon.

Intuitive Machines: US company makes historic Moon landing

Intuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.

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Intuitive Machines: Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'

The history-making robot likely caught its foot on a rock and fell on its side, US operator says.

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Apparently, it tipped over upon landing, though the majority of instruments are on the side facing away from the ground, so they might still be able to do some of the things they set out to do.

 

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Tilt.

 

[Ken g6]

That makes two landers that wound up other than upright. I wonder what could be going on up there?