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The Jump From Apollo To Odysseus

The last Apollo mission was Apollo 17 in 1972. It was commanded by Eugene Cernan and crewed by Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmidt. They spent 22 hours in the Moon. Fast forward to 2024, a remote controlled robotic spacecraft and lander made it back to the Moon. It is called Odysseus. Well it is suppose to study the Moon's South Pole where it is hoped that water can be found in those dark low ground areas barely touched by the Sun. Unfortunately, during the landing it hit a ground obstacle and tipped over to its side. Its science capabilities are now greatly diminished but it has power enough to tell Earth that it is in trouble.