• The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, is trying to become the first US-made spacecraft to successfully touch down on the moon in five decades. "It's white-knuckle time" for the robotic explorer, the NASA chief said, as engineers work to overcome a navigation issue.
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• Timing on this tricky landing attempt has been a moving target: Touchdown is expected at 6:24 p.m. ET, according to the latest update from Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that developed the spacecraft.
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• It comes after a failed US lunar landing mission last month that ended with the Peregrine spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere as it careened back toward Earth 10 days later.

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