The touchdown came one year after Intuitive's first moon lander, named Odysseus, landed on the moon ... tug designed to work in Earth orbit. NASA lost contact with its Lunar Trailblazer satellite ...

The company's first lander, Odysseus, came in too fast, caught a foot on the surface and toppled over, cutting the mission short when its solar panels could not generate enough power.

Intuitive Machines' first moon lander, called IM-1 Odysseus, tipped over after breaking a landing leg while attempting to land in 2024. The second lander, the IM-2 Athena, fell on its side during ...

However, the lander tipped on to its side and died soon after. Athena lost power after being ... has tipped over on the lunar surface after its first spacecraft, Odysseus, suffered the same ...