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Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission seems to have gone as well as the first

The second lunar lander made by Intuitive Machines has touchdown on the moon. However, it may not be upright.

Altemus said that the company will know for sure in the coming days once the team gets “a picture from the lunar reconnaissance orbital camera from above.” Data from the lander’s inertial measurement unit does seem to indicate a sideways orientation. The lander also carries a bevy of payloads and scientific instruments designed to look for evidence of water on the lunar surface. These include a drill that searches for ice and a hopping drone vehicle that the company has scheduled to explore a permanently shadowed crater.

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