Odysseus becomes first private spacecraft to land on the Moon

The moment also marked the first US Moon landing since the final mission of the Apollo programme, Apollo 17, more than 50 years ago

(Intuitive Machines/Nasa)

A lunar lander built by a US spaceflight company has become the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon.

Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon’s south pole region at 23.23pm UK time on Thursday.