The Latest Breaking News from Intuitive Machines

Despite tipping over, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft has still completed the key tasks of its mission.

Intuitive Machines faces early communication loss on the moon with Odyssey's lander, impacting data transmission and lunar mission progress.

Odysseus — the first U.S. lander in over 50 years — tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon's south pole, hampering communications, Intuitive Machines officials said Friday.

The chief executive officer of Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which built and flew the lander, said the vehicle is believed to have caught one of its six landing feet on the lunar surface during its final descent and tipped over, coming to rest propped up sideways on a rock.

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander apparently settled on its side during its historic Feb. 22 touchdown, but the spacecraft remains operational on the lunar surface.

Intuitive Machines CEO says Odysseus tipped over and ended up on its side as it landed on to south polar region

NASA's Odysseus lunar lander successfully soft-landed on the moon's South Pole region, paving the way for future missions. Communication established, data ...

Sorry, space fans: We won't be getting ground-level views of the first American moon landing since the Apollo era.

Intuitive Machines became the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon on Feb. 22. The lander appears to be alive and well, the company has confirmed.