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Houston is once again in the lead in space exploration. The first U.S. moon landing in more than 50-years is successful. Houston-based Intuitive Machines guided its Odysseus lander onto the lunar surface on Thursday. The lander will collect data needed by NASA, which is planning to land near the moon's South Pole later this decade. It marks the first touchdown by a U.S.-built spacecraft since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Odysseus is expected to spend about a week gathering data before it loses power.