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Odysseus spacecraft comms from moon expected to halt on Wednesday
Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, was expected to go dark on Wednesday, six days after an off-kilter touchdown that hindered its communications and solar-charging capability, NASA and the company that flew the vehicle said. CBC | World News
Read More »Elvis Presley’s music has landed on the Moon to survive potential nuclear armageddon
Elvis Presley’s music and other artistic artefacts have arrived on the Moon in a time capsule to survive a potential nuclear armageddon on Earth one day. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Odysseus lander ‘alive and well’ on the moon but uncertainties linger, company says
Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it’s communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data. But it noted: “We continue to learn more about the vehicle’s specific information” regarding location and positioning. CBC | World News
Read More »Privately owned Odysseus lander makes first U.S. moon touchdown in half-century
A private lander touched down on the moon Thursday but managed just a weak signal back, as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact with the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Odysseus has found its new home’: NASA lands on the moon for the first time in 52 years
Odysseus, which will collect data on weather and other aspects of the moon, marks the first time a private company has achieved a moon landing. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Lunar lander launched, separated successfully in latest U.S. moon attempt
A moon lander was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. CBC | World News
Read More »Japanese moon lander revived by sun, regains contact with Earth
A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan lands uncrewed spacecraft on the moon, but with complications
Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating solar power, its space agency said, during a mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalize a space program that has suffered setbacks. CBC | World News
Read More »NASA’s Peregrine faces malfunction and will likely not soft land on the moon
While 2024 has already been dubbed the Year of the Moon, it appears the ill-fated 1.2-tonne lander would not make it to Earth’s nearest satellite. Daily Express :: News Feed
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