Private US moon lander set for launch half century after last Apollo lunar mission

A lunar lander crafted by Houston-based aerospace firm Intuitive Machines embarked on a historic journey from Florida early Thursday, aiming to achieve the first U.S. moon landing in over 50 years and the maiden touchdown by a privately owned spacecraft. Named Odysseus, the Nova-C lander took flight shortly after 1 a.m. EST atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. #Odysseus #MoonLander #PrivateSpacecraft #ApolloMission #LunarExploration #SpaceTravel #SpaceX #IntuitiveMachines #NASA #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarLanding #HistoricLaunch #PrivateIndustry #SpaceRace #ExploringTheMoon #SpaceTechnology #MoonExploration #NewFrontiers #Astronomy ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.155~GR.121~