The touchdown try is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET today (Feb. 22).
We’re just hours away from what could be the first moon landing by an American spacecraft in 50 years, a success that would kickstart the nation’s hope to eventually establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of its Artemis program.
Odysseus (nicknamed “Odie”), a 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) lander built and operated by Houston company Intuitive Machines, will attempt to land close to the moon’s south pole today at 6:24 p.m. EST (2330 GMT).
