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## Video: A Private Lander Made a Historic Touchdown on the Moon

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_Published 2024-02-23. A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact._


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## Transcript

All stations, this is Mission director on I am one. We're evaluating how we can refine that signal and dial in the pointy for a dishes, but we can confirm without a doubt is our equipment is on the surface of the Moon and we are transmitting. So regulations I am team will see how much more we can get from that. An excellent call from our mission director and CEO of few words to the entire team in the intuitive machines at super bad hair in the here and the emission control for that standing effort. I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the on the surface and we are transmitting and welcome to the Moon.

Houston Odysseus has found his new home. Today for the first time in more than a half-century. The US has returned to the Moon today for the first time in the history of humanity a commercial company an American company launched and led the voyage up there. And today is a day that shows the power and promise of NASA's commercial Partnerships. Congratulations to everyone involved in this great and daring Quest at intuitive machines SpaceX and right here at Ness. What a Triumph Odysseus has taken the Moon.

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