One familiar step for mankind; one giant leap for private business in space.
The Odysseus lunar lander, built by the Houston-based Intuitive Machines, safely landed on the Moon on Thursday, becoming the first private company to reach the lunar surface and the first US-made spacecraft to complete the feat in a half century.
In a private-public partnership with NASA, Odysseus made the historic touchdown about 6:24 p.m. ET Thursday, although it took a few frightening minutes at mission control as there were communications issues.
