"Intuitive Machines' Historic Moon Landing Attempt: Live Updates and Haunting Crater Picture"

Texan company Intuitive Machines is set to attempt the first ever commercial soft landing on the Moon, aiming to land its spacecraft, Odysseus, near the lunar south pole. Contracted by NASA, the mission is part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and carries scientific instruments to gather data for future human exploration. If successful, this would be the first American soft landing on the lunar surface since the Apollo era, marking a significant milestone in commercial space ventures.