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US lander reaches moon’s surface for first time in more than 50 years

By Jack Birle
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The United States landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years when a private lander reached the lunar surface on Thursday evening.

Intuitive Machines’s Odysseus lander reached the surface of the moon at 6:23 p.m. EST, marking the first time a private craft has landed on Earth’s only natural satellite.

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