IM-1 Odysseus

-80.130° 1.440° · Malapert A

First US soft landing in 52 years. First commercial.

Trajectory

Falcon 9 launch, direct lunar transfer, and methalox (liquid oxygen + liquid methane) descent, the first cryogenic-propellant lunar landing. Odysseus tipped at touchdown after a safety switch for the laser rangefinder was left enabled, but continued communicating for ~7 days. First U.S. soft landing in 52 years.

Details

Operator: Intuitive Machines
Operator: Intuitive Machines
Country: United States
Era: modern
Duration: 7 days

Photos · Courtesy of NASA

Videos · Courtesy of YouTube uploaders