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A Houston company made history by successfully landing the first commercial US spacecraft on the moon, more than 50 years after the US made its last crewed landing. The aerospace company, Intuitive Machines, worked with NASA to launch the Nova-C lunar lander in their "IM-1." The collaboration, which included technology from other private companies, marks a possible trend for NASA to partner with commercial entities.

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00:00 And liftoff! Go SpaceX, go IM-1 and the Odysseus lunar lander!
00:06 Vehicle is pitching downrange.
00:11 Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.
00:15 Mach 1.
00:20 Stage 1 boost pack's powered up.
00:24 Bearing separation confirmed.
00:29 Stage 2 propulsion is nominal.
00:31 And again, that's the time of touchdown.
00:42 It may take some time to actually confirm the status of the lander.
00:46 And in this process, we do have a deployment of Eagle Cam attempting to take the third-person images of Nova C going down to the lunar surface.
00:55 We are inside of one minute, Gary.
00:58 Houston, Odysseus has found his new home.
01:02 [applause]
01:08 [music]
01:34 [indistinct chatter]
01:46 Our tanks are made out of carbon composites.
01:48 It's the same sort of thing that you use to make airplanes out of, because they're lightweight.
01:53 They're lightweight and very strong.
01:55 IM-1, Odysseus lunar lander separation confirmed.
02:02 We're feeding a propulsion system and the steering and all the electronics that is provided.
02:07 [indistinct chatter]
02:10 We're excited that you had a chance to...
02:12 [music]
02:24 Because I think we are back in a race, you know, going back to the moon again.
02:29 And eventually, hopefully, having some people left up there to start doing some work and living up there.
02:34 One, zero.
02:35 [music]
02:52 [indistinct chatter]
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