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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

EXPLAINED: First thing us returns to lunar surface for first time in more than 50 years | Vintage Vibes

Silver and gold object with antennae near the moon
The Odysseus lunar lander over the near side of the moon. Photograph: AP

Good morning.

The United States has returned to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years after a privately built spacecraft named Odysseus capped a nail-biting 73-minute descent from orbit with a touchdown near the moon’s south pole.

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