A probe from the American company Intuitive Machines landed on the Moon on Thursday February 22, marking the first moon landing of an American device since 1972. The moon landing took place at 5:23 p.m.
Houston time, Texas, where the company's control room is located. The Nova-C lander, which notably transports NASA scientific instruments, measures a little over four meters high. The descent was the most feared stage of the mission, codenamed IM-1. During the final descent, the probe was completely autonomous. Images are now awaited, including those of a small camera-equipped craft, developed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.