Why NASA’s First Landing On The Moon in 50 Years Matters – It’s Commercial, Cryogenic & Confused

Science Discoveries

Intuitive Machines have successfully soft landed on the Moon, carrying a number of payloads for NASA, this represents a return to the moon for the USA. However far more significantly, it’s the first purely commercial lander to land on the surface of the moon, and the first lunar lander to use purely cryogenic propellents for all its deep space maneuvering.

Credit Scott Manley