"Commercial Moon Mission Yields First Surface Science in Decades"

NASA successfully collected data from new science instruments and technology demonstrations on the Moon for the first time in over 50 years through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative and Artemis campaign. The data was obtained from the first successful landing of a delivery by Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus in the lunar South Pole region, marking the first U.S. soft landing on the Moon in decades and demonstrating the capability of commercial vendors to deliver instruments for expanding scientific and technical knowledge on the Moon. The mission included the successful operation of six NASA science and technology instruments, with data now available for analysis, and the first images showcasing the lander's orientation and the South Pole region on the Moon.