With this, Intuitive Machines (IM) the commercial venture behind the Nova-C lander has become the first private venture to carry out a successful landing on the lunar surface.
A private lunar lander circled the moon while aiming for a touchdown Thursday that would put the U.S. back on the surface for the first time since NASA's famed Apollo moonwalkers.
The lunar lander was carrying remains of several Star Trek cast members and DNA of former US president John F. Kennedy along with scientific instruments. | World News