A US-based company attempting to be the first private entity to land a spacecraft on the Moon recently shared stunning images of Earth from space. Taking to X, the company said said that the pictures were taken by its lunar lander after it separated from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In the photos, the spacecraft known as Nova-C is visible with Earth in the distant background. Notably, company launched the Odysseus mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday morning. The launch was said to be picture-perfect, and it is currently on the track toward the lunar surface.
“A US-based company successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from @SpaceX’s second stage on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon under @NASA’s CLPS initiative,” the Houston-based company wrote on X.
Since being shared, the post has amassed more than 4.8 million views and over 8,000 likes. In the comments section, one user wrote, “Selfies taken by robots in space are the best,” while another added, “Brilliant, well done @Int_Machines it’s so good to see the journey for real and experience it as you do”.
“A remarkable feat indeed! The intersection of technology and space exploration never fails to inspire wonder. The beauty and vastness of the cosmos captured in those images are a poignant reminder of humanitys quest for knowledge beyond our own planet,” expressed a third.
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