ReutersCopyright: ReutersTake-off is a success! No matter how many times I see a
rocket launch, it still always sparks a sense of amazement and wonder in me. The 70-metre SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired its engines and propelled the Odysseus
spacecraft (which is around the size of an old-fashioned British phone booth)
on its journey into space. After about eight minutes, the first stage of the
rocket, which is mostly the boosters with propulsion fuel, fell away and landed
back on Earth as planned.Nasa and Intuitive Machines, the private US company behind
this mission, will be delighted that the first stage of 1M-1 mission has gone
well. A lot of time, knowledge and money has gone into it. But the real test
remains – can Odysseus navigate a successful landing on the Moon’s south pole
in around nine days’ time? Other missions have got this far but failed before
the landing. A representative for Intuitive Machines said in the minutes before
the launch: “We have to be humble about it.” We’ll be watching to find out.
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rocket launch, it still always sparks a sense of amazement and wonder in me. The 70-metre SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired its engines and propelled the Odysseus
spacecraft (which is around the size of an old-fashioned British phone booth)
on its journey into space. After about eight minutes, the first stage of the
rocket, which is mostly the boosters with propulsion fuel, fell away and landed
back on Earth as planned.Nasa and Intuitive Machines, the private US company behind
this mission, will be delighted that the first stage of 1M-1 mission has gone
well. A lot of time, knowledge and money has gone into it. But the real test
remains – can Odysseus navigate a successful landing on the Moon’s south pole
in around nine days’ time? Other missions have got this far but failed before
the landing. A representative for Intuitive Machines said in the minutes before
the launch: “We have to be humble about it.” We’ll be watching to find out.nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]