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U.S. lands unmanned Odysseus spacecraft on moon
Yahoo! ^ | Thu, February 22, 2024 at 6:08 PM CST | Dylan Stableford and Caitlin Dickson

Posted on 02/22/2024 4:20:50 PM PST by Red Badger

An unmanned, robotic lunar lander launched by a private U.S. company landed on the moon Thursday evening.

“We can confirm, without a doubt, that our equipment is on the surface of the moon,” said Stephen Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that operated the Odysseus spacecraft. “Welcome to the moon.”

As it approached the surface of the moon, Odysseus lost contact with NASA, resulting in several anxious minutes for those who worked on the joint project. But after approximately 15 minutes of searching, officials confirmed that they were once again receiving signals from the spacecraft.

“A commercial lander named Odysseus, powered by a company called Intuitive Machines, launched up on a Space X rocket, carrying a bounty of NASA scientific instruments and bearing the dream of a new adventure, a new adventure in science, innovation and American leadership, well, all of that aced the landing of a lifetime,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said after contact had been reestablished. “Today for the first time in more than a half century, the U.S. has returned to the moon.”

Altemus had estimated that Odysseus had an 80% chance of successfully landing on the moon, citing previous failed attempts as an advantage. “We’ve stood on the shoulders of everybody who’s tried before us,” Altemus said.

It was the first American mission to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and the first private spacecraft ever to make a soft landing there.

While it was a private mission, NASA paid Intuitive Machines $118 million to deliver six instruments to the moon. And the U.S. space agency provided streaming video of the landing.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Military/Veterans; Science
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To: Red Badger

Were the rockets fake? Did we have men orbit earth? Did men orbit moon? Where did real end and fake begin? Did men get scooped out of ocean by fake ships and crew? Where did the men hide while they were supposed to be on route to moon? Did all the radio receivers throughout the world in on fake too?


41 posted on 02/22/2024 6:32:25 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Red Badger

Is the US lander going to claim up the crash site of the Indian lander?


42 posted on 02/22/2024 6:33:11 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Raycpa

All your questions and so many more can be answered here:

https://www.aulis.com/investigation.htm

But—you have to do the work.

Nothing in life is free.


43 posted on 02/22/2024 6:34:16 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: libh8er

The old Soviet Union sent many missions to the moon. Lots of successful landings including a lunar rover!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_1


44 posted on 02/22/2024 6:41:54 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Gaffer

The James Webb Space Telescope is a NASA spacecraft and telescope.
It’s changing everything in astronomy and physics, showing what we thought we knew, was WRONG. Knowledge like this is priceless. First to fly an aircraft on another planet, ho humm, who cares right? Lands a probe on a spinning, rotating asteroid and then retrieves a sample and returns to earth. Who gives a damn? Sportsball is on.

It’s a Herculean task to have created such a wonderful tool, worth every damn penny. Some of us are actually curious about the universe around us.

When the agency doesn’t have to dance to the idiots in charge, it can do groundbreaking science. Unfortunately, it gets funding slashed all the time because politicians want to give payments to the useless or think it’s unimportant. Makes me want to cheer on an asteroid. Maybe the next dominant species won’t be so damn proud of being ignorant.


45 posted on 02/22/2024 6:53:00 PM PST by 1ScrappyArmyMom
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To: cgbg

Geez, can’t you just tell me why the Soviets went along with it?


46 posted on 02/22/2024 7:07:23 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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To: going hot

A full moon is a terrible time to conduct earth-to-moon communications. Every Apollo mission was on the moon near first or last quarter.
Radio noise from the sun becomes overbearing at a full moon and new moon.


47 posted on 02/22/2024 7:09:46 PM PST by George from New England
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To: cgbg

In your world, is the earth flat or a globe?


48 posted on 02/22/2024 7:10:36 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Red Badger

Sure they did...Was Stanley Kubric directing again?

49 posted on 02/22/2024 7:11:45 PM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Raycpa

Has anyone here ‘SEEN” any video from this supposed landing today. From that detached video camera we’ve heard about ??


50 posted on 02/22/2024 7:12:15 PM PST by George from New England
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To: RasterMaster

Set for movie Capricorn One ? Right ?


51 posted on 02/22/2024 7:13:47 PM PST by George from New England
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To: Verginius Rufus

52 posted on 02/22/2024 7:14:38 PM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: 1ScrappyArmyMom
Some of us are actually curious about the universe around us.

APOD and science threads on this site quickly evolve into 3rd grade level potty talk humor. It's really bizarre.

53 posted on 02/22/2024 7:15:01 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: George from New England

54 posted on 02/22/2024 7:15:38 PM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Red Badger
....and there are no 50 year old white men at NASA to blame... or even to be seen....


55 posted on 02/22/2024 7:40:35 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
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To: George from New England

There isn’t good enough comm yet to get any data much less video.


56 posted on 02/22/2024 7:45:14 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: Red Badger

“And the U.S. space agency provided streaming video of the landing.”

FALSE


57 posted on 02/22/2024 7:46:27 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: going hot

“I was just out looking at the near full moon, and said out loud, “Damn good shot””

Was just out “walking the dog| and thinking the same thing.


58 posted on 02/22/2024 7:53:55 PM PST by nomorelurker
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To: nomorelurker
Takes a mighty fine adjustment for windage and elevation, not to mention duration.

Imagine lighting that fuse, standing back, and letting her rip, then two days later hitting that moving target.

59 posted on 02/22/2024 8:02:45 PM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: Raycpa
Were the rockets fake? Did we have men orbit earth? Did men orbit moon? Where did real end and fake begin? Did men get scooped out of ocean by fake ships and crew? Where did the men hide while they were supposed to be on route to moon? Did all the radio receivers throughout the world in on fake too?

It does not matter how much evidence refutes the MLD (moon landing deniers). I have posted much before, but they simply dismiss it. Likely usually relayed to a basic animus against authority in general.

https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories

How NASA Worked Around Earth's Radiation Belts to Land ...

https://theconversation.com/what-do-astronomers-say-about-moon-landing-deniers-batting-down-the-conspiracy-theory-with-an-assist-from-the-1969-miracle-mets-207300

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/yes-united-states-certainly-did-land-humans-moon-180972161/

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debunked

Gene Cernan swearing on the Bible that he walked on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin Punches Guy - ~

60 posted on 02/22/2024 8:11:59 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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