A moon lander reached lunar orbit on Wednesday, heading for an attempt at the first U.S. touchdown on Earth's nearest celestial neighbor in more than 50 years, and the first ever by a private spacecraft.
<p>HOUSTON — A moon lander built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines reached lunar orbit on Wednesday, heading for an attempt at the first U.S.
</p><p>Assuming all goes according to plan, the robot spacecraft was expected to gradually lower its orbit over the next 24 hours and land at crater Malapert A near the moon's south&am
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