We've been waiting for the photos from Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Odysseus. Now they're here, and they may not be as good as you expected. Let's talk about the photos, why it's taken so long to get them, and the challenges Intuitive Machines might be facing downloading data.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:13 - The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos + Odysseus's location on the moon
00:56 - The two photos from the lander
01:44 - Speculation on bandwidth issues
03:40 - Odysseus only has about a day left
04:23 - What happened to EagleCam?
05:19 - This is the first of three lunar landings for Intuitive Machines

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