Intuitive Machines' lunar probe likely landed on its side. “We think” that Odysseus “caught his foot on the surface and that the lander overturned,” Steve Altemus, CEO and co-founder of Intuitive Machines, explained at a press conference.
The company said Thursday evening that the plane had landed "upright", but that claim was based on faulty data, the CEO added. The moon landing, even if it was not perfect, still marks a success for NASA, which had signed a $118 million contract with Intuitive machines.