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First private spacecraft lands on the moon

Peggy Hollinger and Clive Cookson
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London | The moon is officially open for business after the first commercial spacecraft successfully touched down on the lunar surface.

After an eight-day flight, US-based Intuitive Machines’ unmanned Odysseus lander touched down safely on the lunar surface on Thursday (Friday AEDT), close to its target, the Malapert A crater near the moon’s south pole.

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