A privately-owned spacecraft headed for the Moon has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was used to launch the lunar lander, nicknamed Odysseus, with the hope that it will land on the Moon’s south pole – where scientists predict there could be a source of water. If all goes well, it will be the first time a private firm has successfully landed on the Moon. It would also be the first US mission in 51 years to complete a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
A SpaceX rocket blasted off Thursday carrying a US firm’s spacecraft on a mission to land on the moon and end America’s 50-year lull
A moon lander was launched from Florida early Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft
A moon lander was launched from Florida early Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. https://t.co/cxqA0CmDac pic.twitter.com/HccbOC2GDH
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 15, 2024
- A U.S. company is trying to make history by pulling off the first-ever commercial lunar landing – Wall Street Journal
- Intuitive Machines: US spacecraft blasts off to Moon’s south pole – BBC News
🔵Spacecraft separation.
NASA and Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 lander took a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and is now on the way to the Moon’s South Pole.🚀🚀🚀
@spacex spacex space_news pic.twitter.com/9E3Jp20ys7
— Alina St. John (@AlinaStJoh34202) February 15, 2024
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