Privately Owned Nova-C Lander Reaches Surface Of The Moon

Credit: Intuitive Machines
Flight directors at Intuitive Machines’ (IM) mission control center in Houston were working to refine the signal from its Nova-C lander, which touched down near the south pole of the Moon on Feb. 22, marking the first U.S. landing on the Moon since 1972 and the first successful lunar landing by a...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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