Intuitive Machines: Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg - BBC News

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Intuitive MachinesImage caption, Odysseus at the moment of touchdown. A support pole to the leg on the left is brokenBy Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmosThe first clear images of the Odysseus robot on the surface of the Moon have just been released.

They include a view of the American mission lying to one side, having broken a leg on touchdown.

The spacecraft continued to work afterwards, however, sending back data about the lunar environment.

Odysseus made history last Thursday by becoming the first ever privately built vehicle to complete a soft landing on the Moon.

And despite the awkward orientation it eventually adopted, the robot should be celebrated, said US space agency administrator Bill Nelson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68425211

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