These are images of the American Odyssey lander on the lunar soil.

He Intuitive machines published first images of the Odyssey lander on lunar soil, while all NASA experiments on board continue to operate. This is the first return USA to the Moon with Apollo 17 and the first private lunar lander to transmit valuable science data from every NASA payload from the lunar surface, according to Intuitive Machines on its X, formerly Twitter, account.

The image above that illustrates this news shows Odysseus first touched the lunar surface on February 22. when the spacecraft’s descent engine accelerated. The photo shows one of the spacecraft’s legs as it performed its primary mission of making first contact with the lunar surface. As the lander’s liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine continued to accelerate, it provided stability.

Both NASA and Intuitive Machines jointly held a press conference to provide an update on the status of the six NASA instruments that collected data on the IM-1 mission. The briefing discussed the mission’s objectives and successes, including the download of more than 350 megabits of scientific data ready for analysis.

During the transition from Earth to the Moon, the entire payload is on the Moon POT worked and received data. The descent and landing collected guidance and navigation data that will help improve landing accuracy in the future, as well as data from three surface payloads.

Moreover, Intuitive Machines emphasizes that successfully tested its liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion system in deep space during its first flight to the Moon.. Another image released at the briefing, taken on February 27, shows the lander’s tilted orientation, as well as a view of the Moon’s South Pole region.