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IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown
S4 · 22 Feb 2024 · Intuitive Machines · lunar south pole, Moon
Record
| Company | Intuitive Machines |
| Industry | Space robotics |
| Type(s) | mission-loss |
| Date | 22 Feb 2024 (day precision) |
| Time of day | 18:23 ET |
| Location | lunar south pole, Moon |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | 1 lander |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander caught a leg during a fast, lateral descent and tipped onto its side near the lunar south pole, curtailing the mission's operational capability though it still returned data from NASA payloads.
Primary source
Publisher: Space.com · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2024 | IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown | Space.com | Space.com |
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