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Odysseus Spacecraft Lands on the Moon

America is back on the moon.

Odysseus Spacecraft Completes First U.S. Moon Landing Since 1972
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A spacecraft by Houston-based Intuitive Machines landed on the lunar surface Thursday evening shortly after 6:20 PM EST, the first time a U.S. vehicle has touched down there in more than 50 years. The vehicle is carrying six major payloads to be deployed on the moon's south pole region where we expect to find water ice.

Earlier this evening NASA lost contact with the vehicle and it was touch and go for awhile. But all signs are that Odie, as it is affectionally called, is safe on the lunar surface. 

This is a developing story with updates to follow.