Houston-based Intuitive Machines' lander is now the first commercial spacecraft to ever land on the surface of the moon, and the first American craft to do so since NASA's final Apollo mission in 1972
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00:00 All stations, this is Mission Director on IM-1.
00:04 We're evaluating how we can refine that signal and dial in the pointing for our dishes.
00:11 What we can confirm without a doubt is our equipment is on the surface of the moon and we are transmitting.
00:17 So, congratulations IM team. We'll see how much more we can get from that.
00:22 [applause]
00:27 Today, for the first time in more than a half century, the U.S. has returned to the moon.
00:34 Today, for the first time in the history of humanity, a commercial company, an American company,
00:41 launched and led the voyage up there.
00:45 And today is a day that shows the power and promise of NASA's commercial partnerships.
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