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Intuitive Machines: Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'

Time:2024-05-01 14:21:48

By Jonathan Amos for the BBC

This frame grab from Nasa, shows Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus holding a model of Odysseus to show its position on the side during a press conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on February 23, 2024. The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo probably face-planted into the dirt after catching on a rock during its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday. (Photo by Handout / NASA TV / AFP)

Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus holding a model of Odysseus to show its position on the side during a press conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on 23 February, 2024. Photo: NASA TV / AFP