Odysseus spacecraft lands on the moon as Nasa hails ‘giant leap forward’ – as it happened

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Odysseus has started its powered descent initiative", as it readies for a landing. The engine on the lander has started up, and it is slowing itself down. As it lowers, sensors on the it will look for a safe spot for a landing,

As an example of the mixed payloads that private space missions are taking, Nasa administrator, Bill Nelson said of today's mission Nasa scientific instruments are on their way to the moon, a giant leap for humanity as we prepare to return to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century."