Another Private Company Is Taking A Shot At Landing On The Moon After Delaying Launch— Here’s How And When To Watchtake off late Tuesday night, eying a landing that would mark the first time a private company has ever touched down on the lunar surface and become the first American craft to land in decades, a month afterIntuitive Machines plans to launch its Nova-C lander to the moon atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Odie is also carrying a series ofPittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology failed in its attempt to land its Peregrine lunar lander on the moon’s surface in January following a catastrophic fuel leak shortly after takeoff. Rather than let Peregrine drift in space, enter orbit or crash into the moon, the company had it return to Earth, where itin the atmosphere upon reentry.