Intuitive Machines 1 Mission: Odysseus Moon Lander Captures First Images Of Earth From Space. See PICS

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched Odysseus, also known as NOVA-C, as part of the IM-1 mission, on February 15, 2024. The aim is to place Odysseus at crater Malapert A near the lunar south pole. 

Intuitive Machines, a Texas-based aerospace firm, has released the first images of the Earth captured by the company's Odysseus Moon lander. Odysseus’s payloads will study interactions between the lunar surface and plumes, which are clouds of gas.

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Intuitive Machines, a Texas-based aerospace firm, has released the first images of the Earth captured by the company's Odysseus Moon lander. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched Odysseus, also known as NOVA-C, as part of the Intuitive Machines 1 Mission (IM-1), on February 15, 2024. The images were released on February 16, and were captured after the lander separated from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket. The aim of the mission is to place Odysseus at crater Malapert A near the lunar south