US spacecraft lands on moon for first time in over 50 years | Video

Cape Canaveral, Feb 22 (EFE).- A US spacecraft has landed on the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, a major achievement since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

The event also marks a milestone as the first spacecraft built by a private company, Intuitive Machines, reaches the lunar surface.

After travelling more than a million kilometres, the Odysseus landed successfully at 17:23 US Central Standard Time (23:24 GMT) on the rim of the Malapert A crater, about 300 kilometres from the lunar South Pole, after a couple of adjustments to its arrival time. (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM NASA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER REJOICE AFTER THE INTUITIVE MACHINES ODYSSEUS MODULE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON; THE MOMENT OF LAUNCH AND THE ODYSSEUS MODULE.

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Date: 23/02/2024 03:16 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Science and technology » Space programme
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 60 seconds
Reference: 7001339045
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