Usa Moon Landing 2024. Intuitive machines' odysseus lunar lander became the first privately built spacecraft to safely complete a moon landing. Following a series of critical contract awards and hardware milestones, nasa has shared an update on its artemis program, including the latest phase 1 plans.
The lunar lander, nicknamed odysseus, or odie for short, is set to take flight atop a spacex falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral, florida, at 12:57 a.m. The september moon nearest the equinox (which falls on sunday, september 22 nd, for 2024) is also known as the harvest moon.