Rare OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample debuts at Space Center Houston

In the span of just 34 days, two different spacecraft have joined a rare club: landing on the Moon sideways. It’s not what either the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) or Houston-based Intuitive Machines were aiming to do. But bother are calling their missions a success.

Intuitive Machines' Houston-made spacecraft will try to land on the moon today

Each year, NASA receives close to 1,000 astronaut appearance requests and there is a specific Astronaut Appearances Office in Houston, Texas. They can't receive honoraria since Federal regulations prevent astronauts from accepting gifts valued greater than $20