Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Lander Goes Offline on the Moon
The private moon lander, which made history with its landing, faces a long lunar night with hopes of reactivation.
- Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander, the first private spacecraft to land on the moon, has gone offline after a week on the lunar surface.
- The lander, nicknamed 'Odie,' shut down ahead of a long, cold lunar night, with hopes to wake it up in about three weeks.
- Despite navigation issues and a rough touchdown that damaged its legs, Odysseus successfully transmitted data and images back to Earth.
- NASA views the mission as a success, paving the way for future lunar exploration and the Artemis program's goals.
- There is optimism about Odie's chances of reactivation, drawing parallels with Japan's SLIM spacecraft, which recently woke from its lunar hibernation.