Odysseus, the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, got tripped up just before touchdown and now rests horizontally on its side on the lunar surface. Steve Altemus, CEO of ...

Odysseus landed about 185 miles (300 kilometers) from the Moon’s south pole, near a crater named Malapert A. The area is part of the rugged polar highlands, the same region Artemis landings will ...

Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon: Here's why NASA says the mission was still a success Concerns that the sideways landing spelled doom for the mission appear to have been for naught: As of ...

The Greeks called him Odysseus; the Romans, Ulysses. He is the hero of “The Odyssey,” the Homeric epic of the 8th century BC, and he also plays an important role in Homer’s “Iliad.” A ...

What to expect next after historic Odysseus moon landing 04:42. Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander, coming down faster than expected and moving slightly to one side at the moment of ...

The Odysseus lunar lander is sideways on the moon, Intuitive Machines, the company that built the vehicle, said during a news conference Friday. The revelation comes after Intuitive Machines had ...

Despite technical issues nearly causing a delay, Odysseus reached the surface of the moon at approximately 6:23 p.m. ET on Feb. 22, also making it the first commercial lunar landing in U.S. history.

Intuitive Machines' lander, named Odysseus, launched last week from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and entered lunar orbit on Wednesday. This is the first commercial landing in U.S. history.

The Odysseus lander transmitted its initial pictures from the moon on Monday, a day after becoming the first U.S. spacecraft make a soft landing on the lunar surface since 1972.