Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt

Astronauts explain why no human has visited the moon in 50 years — and the reasons why are depressing

Apollo 11 astronauts planted a flag on the moon on July 20, 1969.NASA The last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. Astronauts say the reasons why are budgetary and political, not scientific or technical. NASA could land people on the moon again by 2026 at the earliest. Now a US lander is on the moon again. Landing 12 people on the moon remains one of NASA's greatest achievements, if not the great…

US revisits Moon after 50 years

WASHINGTON: A Houston-based company has landed America's first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade.But while flight controllers confirmed they had received a faint signal, it was not immediately clear whether Odysseus, the lander built by Intuitive Machines, was fully functional, with announcers on a live stre…

American Nova-C module lands on Moon surface

After landing, the team of specialists took approximately 10-15 minutes to establish communication with the device

Mais de 50 anos depois, Estados Unidos voltam a pousar na Lua com sonda privada

Módulo Odysseus, da empresa Intuitive Machines, pousou esta quinta-feira à noite na Lua, tornando-se na primeira nave norte-americana a aterrar na superfície lunar após a missão Apollo 17, em 1972.

Amerika több mint ötven év után, egy történelmet író privát űreszközzel tért vissza a Holdra

Az Intuitive Machines leszállóegysége sikeresen landolt a Hold déli pólusán magyar idő szerint hajnali 2 körül.