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Originally Posted by 4th and Long (Post 17414188)

They're a good 5 minutes past the point where they should have received some communication from the lander. I'm beginning to think it may have crashed and burned.

Not looking good, but there are "signs of life." Wonder if it landed intact but not in the right orientation.

"Our equipment is on the surface of the moon, and we are transmitting."

So...success? I think?

They're at least tentatively calling it a success! Hopefully we'll get a feel for whether everything is nominal soon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your order was delivered… to the Moon! ��<a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Int_Machines</a>' uncrewed lunar lander landed at 6:23pm ET (2323 UTC), bringing NASA science to the Moon's surface. These instruments will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Artemis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Artemis</a>. <a href="https://t.co/sS0poiWxrU">pic.twitter.com/sS0poiWxrU</a></p>— NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1760811461943722132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah, the I watched for about 30 minutes or more, and it was all pretty anti-climactic until the mission director said: Odysseus has found a new home.

That was pretty cool. It'll be great when they have acquired signal and can begin transmitting some live feed.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17414194)

Not looking good, but there are "signs of life." Wonder if it landed intact but not in the right orientation.

So you're saying that someone - or something - tipped it over?

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17414205)

Oooooh that's table. Im like, "Uh, why'd that put a hot tub in the middle of the command center?"

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Success! (For real.)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After troubleshooting communications, flight controllers have confirmed Odysseus is upright and starting to send data. <br>Right now, we are working to downlink the first images from the lunar surface.</p>— Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) <a href="https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760838333851148442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Odysseus lander appears to be on its side, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus says. <a href="https://t.co/iyr2ecs9KQ">pic.twitter.com/iyr2ecs9KQ</a></p>— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1761151267324272976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by GeorgeZimZam (Post 17415594)

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ROFL

Hope they can still complete at least some of the objectives. Bummer it fell over.

This is a pretty thorough overview of the causes for Odysseus ending up sideways but the quick engineering that has made it a resounding success despite not going perfectly.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I visited Intuitive Machines on Tuesday wondering whether the Odysseus mission was a success or a failure. I left without any doubts.<a href="https://t.co/VwQrkgpzWN">https://t.co/VwQrkgpzWN</a></p>— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1762598026193870874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lots of action tonight...

Kennedy Space Center, Florida:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Space, please. The crew is taking the tower elevator to the access arm to board Dragon <a href="https://t.co/vIyBeMjNNx">pic.twitter.com/vIyBeMjNNx</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1764455416665350500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Spoiler!

Starbase, Texas:
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I have a friend who I used to teach Scuba with here in KC who moved to Florida about a year ago and this was her view of this event. I hope to make a bike ride from KC to the Keys this summer (with some stops to see friends along the way), and I hope to time the stop at her house with a launch.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch Starship's third flight test <a href="https://t.co/1u46r769Vp">https://t.co/1u46r769Vp</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1765037578343121372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pleasant night at Starbase for some cocktails, and to have a look at the fully stacked Flight 3 Starship.

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And some great shots from last week's wet dress rehearsal...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Starship completed its rehearsal for launch, loading more than 10 million pounds of propellant on Starship and Super Heavy and taking the flight-like countdown to T-10 seconds <a href="https://t.co/1px7nyzhqQ">pic.twitter.com/1px7nyzhqQ</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1764697392128156144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Spoiler!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">#52<br><br>~S T A R S H I P~ <a href="https://t.co/Dr5yvZGyiy">pic.twitter.com/Dr5yvZGyiy</a></p>— Fabian Ramirez (@texas_lizard) <a href="https://twitter.com/texas_lizard/status/1764855471284883685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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