Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander beamed home this selfie on Feb. 16, 2024, a day after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from @SpaceX's second stage on Intuitive Machines' first journey toCLPS is the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, which puts agency science instruments on private robotic moon landers like Odysseus.
That launch went well, but Peregrine suffered a fuel leak shortly after separating from the rocket's upper stage. The lander couldn't reach the moon, so its handlers steered it to aOdysseus' various systems are performing normally, including its engine, which just aced a crucial checkout in deep space.
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