Private US spacecraft Odysseus sends first images from lunar mission
The private U.S. lunar lander is expected to cease operations on Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon.
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The American lunar lander Odysseus tipped over during touchdown but managed to send back its first images from the farthest south, a place where no spacecraft had landed before. (AFP)
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This image shows Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander approximately 35 seconds after pitching over during its approach to the landing site. The camera is on the starboard aft-side of the lander in this phase. (AFP)
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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander shows an image from its Malapert A landing site on the surface of the moon, in this low resolution handout picture released on February 26,(via REUTERS)
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Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that designed and operated the spacecraft, announced on Monday that it would continue to collect data until sunlight no longer reaches the solar panels. (AP)
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