WENT SIDEWAYS: Odysseus Lunar Lander Tipped Over on Touchdown and It’s Resting on Its Side – Intuitive Machine Says Spacecraft Is ‘Alive and Well’, Will Perform Missions
Odysseus has reached the moon surface in a feat worthy of the old mythology books – but like those age-old sagas, many perils and obstacles had to be conquered.
In the case of the Nova-C lunar lander, it now has surfaced that it may have tripped during touchdown, and it’s believed to be now tipped over, resting on its side with its ‘head’ resting on a rock.
One can almost look at it like a ‘new trend’ in space exploration, after the equally historic Japanese SLIM moon lander ended up upside down in the moon surface, and was still able to perform many of its prepared missions.
Houston-based Intuitive Machines has assured us that the moon lander is ‘alive and well’,
