The Wahana Of The Odyssey Explorer Successfully Landing On The Moon

Portrait of the Moon crater from the Odyssey camera (photo: dock. Intuitive Machines)

JAKARTA - The United States (US) has again reached its surface on the Moon. On Friday, February 23 at 06:23 WIB, the Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander successfully landed on the Moon.

This landing mission is part of theCommercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program driven by the United States Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA). This landing opens new history for space exploration.

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that Odyssey was the first commercial lander to reach the Moon. This landing shows that the US has returned to the Moon since its first landing in 1972.

"Today, for the first time in human history, a commercial company, an American company, launched and led a trip there," Nelson said in a short video shared on platform X.

According to Nelson, Odysessus' landing is a huge leap for the future of mankind. This mission also known as the IM-1 proves that NASA's commercial partnership promises have a very strong influence.

Today is a day that shows the strength and promise of NASA's commercial partnership. Congratulations to everyone involved in this big and brave mission at Intuitive Machines, SpaceX, and here, at NASA. It's really a win. The Odyssey has reached the moon," said Nelson.

Nova-C Odyssey departed from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, February 15. The lander made by Intuitive Machines took off using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

According to the target, Odyssey landed at the south pole of the moon, precisely in the Malapert crater of A. After landing, six NASA scientific instruments carried by Odyssey will collect data from the lunar surface.

The data collected will be further examined by NASA. According to the country's agency, the data to be collected by six scientific instruments will support the running of the Artemis program, human exploration on the Moon, by 2025.