Odysseus 2 ..

*First ever Private Lunar Landing* - it's significance ..

The landing time and date (*Indian Standard Time*) of the all private Intuitive Machines' Odysseus 2 lunar lander (with NASA payloads) is *Friday, February 23, at 4:19 AM IST* All US mission, and the first private lunar mission ..

The spacecraft is expected to land on the Moon's South Pole region near the Malapert A crater. US ET is Thursday, February 22, at 5:49 PM.

The landing will mark the first-ever private landing on the Moon and pave the way for private lunar bases or hopping points for onward interplanetary trips to Mars and beyond (a Musk dream.. 🌹) 🙏

Kudos to SpaceX for providing the workhorse, Falcon 9 reusable launch rocket and Intuitive Machines for designing the spacecraft Odysseus 2 and the landing logistics.

The total cost of this private lunar mission is $118 million, (Chandraayan 3 cost $75 million only), while a NASA lunar mission will now cost $4200 million .. 😳😳🤔🤔

For more details and explanation, click the link here.. https://youtu.be/2L0PEcioDJo?si=pFG4LnPMWbPlz2uO