Space photos from 5 recent moon-landing missions show how tiny engineering errors can cause big problems, like crashing or landing sideways

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gold moon lander upside down on grey lunar surface beside image of a new crater on the moon with white disturbed regolith around it
While Japan's moon-landing error caused its robot to land upside-down (left), Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's error caused its lander to crash (right).

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The first private company just landed on the moon. Here's how they did it.

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A Houston company made history by successfully landing the first commercial US spacecraft on the moon, more than 50 years after the US made its last crewed landing.

Watch the video of Intuitive Machines and NASA landing on the moon and hitting a snag, with $118 million on the line

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The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander that's set to fly to the moon in February.

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NASA is back on the moon — with the first commercial lunar landing ever

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An artist's illustration of Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander on the moon with Earth in the background.
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander touched down on the moon's surface.

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