Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, nicknamed Odysseus, attempts landing on the surface of the moon. Watch livestream here.
  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    4 months ago

    Watching their faces and trying to figure out what was going on was a lot of fun. Glad to hear they made contact and I hope it’s not on its side.

    • tpyo@lemmy.world
      3·
      4 months ago

      It isn’t! I don’t remember which article it was, cbs I think (I’ll edit the comment when I find it)

      https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moon-landing-spacecraft-lunar-surface-today/

      But a detailed assessment of the health of the spacecraft and its payloads awaited analysis of telemetry. Finally, two hours after touchdown, the company reported that “after troubleshooting communications, flight controllers have confirmed Odysseus is upright and starting to send data. Right now, we are working to downlink the first images from the lunar surface.”