In the space race to make history, another private company aims for the moon

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A United States company aimed for the stars on Thursday, hoping to land on the moon after a rival lunar lander failed last month.

As part of a mission to be the first U.S. lunar lander to touch the moon in more than 50 years, Intuitive Machines joined the growing competition with an attempt to become one of the first private companies to do so.   

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