HOUSTON – Intuitive Machines said its Moon lander Odie won't be completing another call to Earth after powering down, ending the first American mission to the lunar surface since 1972.

Odie succeeded where many others had failed: About half of all lunar landers do not reach their intended destination or crash-land. And before the IM-1 mission, as Odie’s journey was called ...

But Odie's trip, which also ventured near the south pole region, wasn't perfect. Before landing, mission teams found that the laser rangefinder designed to help navigate the lunar terrain and ...