"Odysseus Moon Lander: Unprecedented Images, Unexpected Challenges"

New images from the Odysseus mission show the spacecraft after its historic soft touchdown on the moon, with all instruments transmitting data despite setbacks during descent. The spacecraft, developed by Intuitive Machines, landed near the lunar south pole and is successfully delivering data from NASA instruments and commercial payloads, including a dual-camera observatory. NASA's Navigation Doppler Lidar played a critical role in the mission's success, despite initial navigation issues and the spacecraft landing on its side.