The Nova-C unmanned spacecraft, developed by the US-based company Intuitive Machines and launched into orbit with SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket last week, successfully landed on the Moon’s surface within the scope of the IM-1 mission. The spacecraft, which was loaded with NASA’s scientific and technological payloads, touched the Moon surface at 23:24 UTC, and its first signal reached Earth after about 15 minutes. Nova-C has been the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.