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Private spacecraft completes first US moon landing in 50 years

A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines LUNR.O touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:24 pm ET on Thursday, overcoming a last-minute navigation glitch. It is the first US moon landing in more than half a century and the first ever conducted entirely by the private sector.
February 22, 2024
By Editors Desk
This image provided by Intuitive Machines shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. © Intuitive Machines via AP

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