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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Maanvi Singh and agencies

US spacecraft on the moon ‘caught a foot’ and tipped on to side, says Nasa

A satellite with planet Earth in the back
An image provided by Intuitive Machines showing Odysseus and Earth, on 16 February 2024. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Odysseus, the first US-built spacecraft to touchdown on the moon in more than half a century, is tipped over on its side, according to an update from Nasa and Intuitive Machines, the company that built and operated the lander.

The robotic lander descended on to the south polar region of the moon on Thursday at 6.23pm ET. But several minutes passed before flight controllers were able to pick up a signal from the lander’s communication systems.

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