U.S. lands unmanned Odysseus spacecraft on moon
Yahoo! ^
| Thu, February 22, 2024 at 6:08 PM CST
| Dylan Stableford and Caitlin Dickson
Posted on 02/22/2024 4:20:50 PM PST by Red Badger
An unmanned, robotic lunar lander launched by a private U.S. company landed on the moon Thursday evening.
“We can confirm, without a doubt, that our equipment is on the surface of the moon,” said Stephen Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that operated the Odysseus spacecraft. “Welcome to the moon.”
As it approached the surface of the moon, Odysseus lost contact with NASA, resulting in several anxious minutes for those who worked on the joint project. But after approximately 15 minutes of searching, officials confirmed that they were once again receiving signals from the spacecraft.
“A commercial lander named Odysseus, powered by a company called Intuitive Machines, launched up on a Space X rocket, carrying a bounty of NASA scientific instruments and bearing the dream of a new adventure, a new adventure in science, innovation and American leadership, well, all of that aced the landing of a lifetime,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said after contact had been reestablished. “Today for the first time in more than a half century, the U.S. has returned to the moon.”
Altemus had estimated that Odysseus had an 80% chance of successfully landing on the moon, citing previous failed attempts as an advantage. “We’ve stood on the shoulders of everybody who’s tried before us,” Altemus said.
It was the first American mission to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and the first private spacecraft ever to make a soft landing there.
While it was a private mission, NASA paid Intuitive Machines $118 million to deliver six instruments to the moon. And the U.S. space agency provided streaming video of the landing.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com …
TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Military/Veterans; Science
KEYWORDS: 9yearlooneytune
Hey! FReepers!
Help Fill The Tank!
How About It? Huh?
It Ain’t Askin’ Too Much
Ya Know….
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC – PO Box 9771 – Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 … 101-105 next last
1
posted on 02/22/2024 4:20:50 PM PST
by Red Badger
To: Red Badger
“My fame has reached the skies.
Sunny Ithaca is my home. Atop her stands our seamark,
Mount Neriton’s leafy ridges shimmering in the wind.” (Odyssey)
And now Odysseus’ fame has reached beyond the skies, to the moon.
2
posted on 02/22/2024 4:22:40 PM PST
by chajin
(“There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12)
To: chajin
The landing site is about 185 miles from the moon’s south pole…………….
3
posted on 02/22/2024 4:23:39 PM PST
by Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels………………..)
To: Red Badger
Altemus had estimated that Odysseus had an 80% chance of successfully landing on the moon, citing previous failed attempts as an advantage. “We’ve stood on the shoulders of everybody who’s tried before us,” Altemus said
Bereshith Launch date 22 February 2019, 01:45 UTC
Odyssey Landing date 22 February 2024 23:23 UTC
4
posted on 02/22/2024 4:23:59 PM PST
by Ezekiel
(🆘️ “Come fly with US”. 🔴 Ingenuity — because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
To: Red Badger
“But after approximately 15 minutes of searching, officials confirmed that they were once again receiving signals from the spacecraft.”
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
5
posted on 02/22/2024 4:27:44 PM PST
by ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: Red Badger
Let’s hope it does not encounter any hostile lunatics (or whatever the inhabitants of the moon are called).
To: ProtectOurFreedom
7
posted on 02/22/2024 4:32:25 PM PST
by Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels………………..)
To: Red Badger
It’s NOT the “U.S.”. It’s a privately owned company based in the United States.
A distinction WITH a difference.
8
posted on 02/22/2024 4:34:17 PM PST
by DCPatriot
(“It aint what you don’t know that kills you. It’s what you know that aint so” Theodore Sturgeon))
To: Verginius Rufus
Got to keep the Loonies on the path………………
9
posted on 02/22/2024 4:34:40 PM PST
by Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels………………..)
To: Red Badger
10
posted on 02/22/2024 4:38:29 PM PST
by BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Red Badger
Unmanned?? A little gender-assumption I think. Shouldn’t it be unpersoned?
11
posted on 02/22/2024 4:39:38 PM PST
by wny
To: wny
12
posted on 02/22/2024 4:40:45 PM PST
by Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels………………..)
To: Red Badger
Awesome accomplishment to send a craft 238,000 miles to the moon! …Still Interesting that we haven’t gotten a man further than 380 miles since 1972.?.? 🤔
13
posted on 02/22/2024 4:40:55 PM PST
by Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: Red Badger
But somehow we landed people who walked on the moon, with great comms and video via AT&T back to Nixon and others on earth 55 years ago.
Bwahahahahaha!!!
14
posted on 02/22/2024 4:42:23 PM PST
by 9YearLurker
To: Red Badger
So they have updated Surveyor 3 mission? That’s what, 1966. Not 1972.
In two years they hope to do another (crewed) flyby, first done in 1968
Thank you Senator Proxmire (D) Wisconsin, for killing NASA
15
posted on 02/22/2024 4:44:31 PM PST
by Freedom4US
To: Red Badger
Looks like wrapping paper that I wrapped my Christmas presents in
16
posted on 02/22/2024 4:47:18 PM PST
by roving
(Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis and a Rainbow Bully)
To: Red Badger
That’s one reason it’s so difficult.
I do not understand orbital mechanics. But it is much, much easier to land in the equatorial regions, than upper or lower latitudes.
17
posted on 02/22/2024 4:47:26 PM PST
by Freedom4US
To: chajin
A more American name would have been the Alice Kramden and would have fit in with Elon Musks Space X and Tesla etc. etc. humour.
18
posted on 02/22/2024 4:48:59 PM PST
by xp38
To: Verginius Rufus
“Lunertics”——they’re kept in the LunerMax prison.
19
posted on 02/22/2024 4:52:51 PM PST
by OldWarBaby
To: 9YearLurker
Question for the moon landing conspiracy: what rationale did the Soviets have for not pointing out it was fake?
20
posted on 02/22/2024 5:01:29 PM PST
by Gunslingr3
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 … 101-105 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
