Odysseus Moon lander may have tipped sideways but is ‘stable’

Undated handout computer generated image (CGI) issued by Intuitive Machines/Nasa of an artist’s impression of Intuitive Machine’s Nova-C Odysseus lander Intuitive Machines/Nasa)

A lunar lander which became the first privately owned spacecraft to land on the Moon is “stable” and is likely lying on its side with its head resting against a rock.

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Odysseus lander, a private spacecraft, touched down in the Moon’s south pole region at 11.23pm UK time on Thursday.