Biden celebrates Odyssey landing on the moon

President of the United States, Joe Biden, This Saturday we celebrated the lunar landing of the Odyssey module. and considered it “an exciting step forward in a new era of space exploration.”

In his statement, the President considered the landing to mark a “milestone” because Odysseus first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 yearsespecially since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, and in addition, it is the first satellite manufactured by a private company to reach satellite.

“It became possible thanks to American ingenuity, innovation and curiosity,” Biden said.who believed that “the United States is leading the world to return to the moon.”

Biden remembered some words spoken by President John Kennedy in 1962. (1961-1963) when he spoke to a group of students about why the United States was trying to achieve such difficult goals.

“We decided to go to the moon this decade and do other things. -Kennedy then said- not because they are easy, but because they are difficult. He added: “This is a challenge we are prepared to take on, one we are not prepared to put aside and one we are determined to win.”

Remembering these words, Biden confirmed that Kennedy’s ideas are still relevant today.

“America does difficult things. We are faced with the great scientific problems of our time. And nothing can stop us when we work together,” he said. required.

Lunar module Odysseus landed on the surface of the Moon this Thursday, and the landing was not without its setbacks.

As Intuitive Machines, the company that manufactured the device, explained on Friday: The module is “safe and sound”, although it likely became snagged shortly after landing. and now on his side.

Intuitive machineswhich developed the mission in collaboration with NASA, hopes to photograph Odysseus this weekend to confirm the position you are in.