After more than 50 years, the US spacecraft landed on the lunar surface again. The spacecraft, sent by a Houston-based company, landed on the lunar surface on Thursday (February 22) local time.
According to the news agency Reuters report, this lunar flight conducted by commercial spacecraft was funded by the US space research organization NASA. The mission aims to pave the way for sending astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade.
According to the report, on Thursday (February 22) at 6:23 pm local time, the 'Intuitive Machine' landed its hexagonal robot 'Odysseus' on the south pole of the Moon.
Earlier, a US company's lunar mission failed last month. This raises questions about the ability of private organizations to conduct lunar missions. Finally, in 1972, NASA successfully conducted the Apollo 17 mission to the moon.
Scott Pace, director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, told AFP the US is trying to rebuild its lunar capabilities after decades of absence.
Pace, a former member of the National Space Council of the United States, also said, "It is sometimes said that we have done it (successful lunar mission) in the past; Why can't I now? Every generation has to learn how to do this campaign.