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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: U s company achieves first private moon landing - The Untold Story

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with Israel's Lunar Lander and an Indonesian communications satellite at space launch complex 40, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Craig Bail

After decades of attempts, a U.S. company has made history by becoming the first private entity to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon. This milestone marks a significant achievement as only five countries have accomplished this feat to date.

The successful moon landing was carried out by a lander developed by Intuitive Machines as part of a NASA-sponsored program. The event signifies the United States' return to lunar exploration, marking the first such mission since the conclusion of NASA's Apollo program in 1972.

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