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Intuitive Machines' Second Lunar Lander Touches Down, But Something Feels Familiar


Second time unlucky: A US company's lunar lander appears to have touched down at a wonky angle on Thursday, an embarrassing repeat of its previous mission's less-than-perfect landing last year.

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