"Odysseus Moon Lander Successfully Functions Despite Sideways Landing"

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The Odysseus spacecraft, the first private spacecraft to land on the moon, has successfully landed on the moon's south pole but is lying on its side, limiting its ability to send data back to Earth. Despite this, officials from Intuitive Machines, the company that built the spacecraft, have confirmed that it is still functional and stable near its intended landing site. Engineers are working to extract more information from the spacecraft, and while there were unforeseen glitches during the landing, the mission was salvaged through serendipity and frantic work.
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