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By Imy Brighty-Potts The Odysseus moon mission is reportedly being cut short after a ‘tumble’ caused the lunar lander to tilt sideways. Space engineers expect the lunar probe Odysseus to stop working on Tuesday, having landed too quickly and fallen sideways onto the moon’s surface. The privately built, unmanned craft has already sent images from the farthest point south that any craft has ever landed on the moon, however it’s awkward touchdown has significantly cut its lifespan on the Moon. Built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, the spacecraft’s flight controllers intend to collect…

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