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Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

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Intuitive Machines clinches .8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday (September 18, 2024) it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the…

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US Spaceship Lying Sideways On Lunar Surface Shares First Images From Moon

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US Spaceship Lying Sideways On Lunar Surface Shares First Images From Moon

Odysseus has sent back its first images from farthest south any vessel has ever landed on Moon Washington: An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon. The uncrewed Odysseus, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, returned the…

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U.S. moon lander described as tipped over sideways but ‘alive and well’ on lunar surface

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U.S. moon lander described as tipped over sideways but ‘alive and well’ on lunar surface

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C moon lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., on February 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a…

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First U.S. moon lander in 52 years touches down but sends weak signal

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First U.S. moon lander in 52 years touches down but sends weak signal

This frame grab from NASA shows Scorpius Space Launch Company (SSLC) team members watching as the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander touches down on the moon, in Torrance, California, on February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A private lander touched down on the moon on February 22 but managed just a weak signal back,…

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Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission

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Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on February 15, 2024. The mission’s goal is to deliver science payloads to the surface of the moon | Photo Credit: AP A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early…

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