Private US spacecraft lands on moon's surface

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A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on Feb 22, marking the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in over 50 years and the first achieved by the private sector.

A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on Feb 22, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first achieved entirely by the private sector.

 

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