A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact.
Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed upright. But it did not provide additional details, including whether the lander had reached its intended destination near the moon’s south pole. The company ended its live webcast soon after identifying a lone, weak signal from the lander.
“What we can confirm, without a doubt, is our equipment is on the surface of the moon,” mission director Tim Crain reported as tension built in the company’s Houston control center.
Added Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus: “I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the surface and we are transmitting. Welcome to the moon.”
Data was finally starting to stream in, according to a company announcement two hours after touchdown.
2 comments
Impeach Biden
February 23, 2024 at 10:56 am
LOL at the morons who think this is real. 😂😂😂
We need Trump back so he can defund “NASA” and expose this bull.
you dumbs
February 23, 2024 at 2:17 pm
buddy, please get your head out of the sand, you give all of us conservatives a bad name, keep politics in their lane
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