This year, private companies have achieved several milestones in space, including the first private lunar lander touchdown and the first private spacewalk, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX playing a key role in many of these missions. He fulfilled his role.
The first major event of the year in this field was on February 22nd, when Texas-based Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus spacecraft on the moon, a feat previously accomplished only by national space agencies as a private company. Achieved for the first time. The mission was a success despite the lander tilting unexpectedly, but also…