The IM-1 space mission, the first moon landing attempt of the US-based Intuitive Machines space company (IM), has started. The Falcon-9 rocket carrying the Nova-C lunar lander designed by IM was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 09.06 GMT.
Intuitive machines will carry scientific and technological payloads to the moon’s surface for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
Members of Italy’s opposition Five-Star Movement (M5S) wore black, white, and green T-shirts, representing the Palestinian flag, during a parliamentary session to protest the government’s stance on Gaza. Riccardo Ricciardi criticized Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government for not recognizing the State of Palestine, despite widespread global recognition. Ricciardi accused the government of complicity in the ongoing conflict, calling it a “genocide” and condemning their support for what he described as “the greatest massacre of this century.”
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