For the first time in more than 50 years, the United States has landed a craft on the Moon, but the mission did not go precisely to plan.
Intuitive Machines built a lunar lander that successfully touched down on February 22, but the company said it only detected a weak signal from the lander, named Odysseus. In a status update today, February 23, the company said Odysseus is “alive and well” on the Moon.
People are responding to the news with messages akin to “pics or it didn’t happen.” A press conference is scheduled for later today where more details are due to be announced. Presumably there will be new images from the surface of the Moon, too.