{"id":624312,"date":"2024-02-29T12:49:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=624312"},"modified":"2024-02-29T12:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:49:36","slug":"odysseus-lands-on-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/odysseus-lands-on-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Odysseus Lands on the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1497\" height=\"1996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?w=1497\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This image from the lander\u2019s narrow-field-of-view camera was retrieved on Feb. 27. It shows spacecraft hardware in the foreground, and the gaping maw of a 2-billion-year-old lunar crater beyond. It\u2019s approximately 500 meters to the near lip of the crater, and another 500 meters to its far side. Inky black space extends above the horizon.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png 1497w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=675,900 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/csys-surface-hdr-mix-no-logo.png?resize=900,1200 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following a launch on Feb. 15, Intuitive Machines\u2019 Odysseus lander touched down in the Moon\u2019s south polar region on Feb. 22 and has since transmitted valuable scientific data back to Earth. Odysseus took six NASA payloads along for the ride and their data will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under Artemis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This landing marked the United States\u2019 first lunar landing since Apollo 17, as well as the first landing as part of our Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, which aims to expand the lunar economy to support future crewed Artemis missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/tag\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/tag\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the latest updates about Intuitive Machines’ first mission to the Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a launch on Feb. 15, Intuitive Machines\u2019 Odysseus lander touched down in the Moon\u2019s south polar region on Feb. 22 and has since transmitted valuable scientific data back to Earth. Odysseus took six NASA payloads along for the ride and their data will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. 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