Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander is properly on its method to the moon after launching with out a hitch on Thursday, nevertheless it managed to snap a couple of unimaginable photos of Earth whereas it was nonetheless near residence. The corporate shared the primary batch of photos from the IM-1 mission on X at the moment after confirming in an earlier submit that the spacecraft is “in wonderful well being.” Together with a view of Earth and a few partial selfies of the Nova-C lander, nicknamed Odysseus, you’ll be able to even see the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage falling away within the distance after separation.

Odysseus is on monitor to make its moon touchdown try on February 22, and to date seems to be performing properly. The group posted a sequence of updates on X on the finish of the week confirming the lander has handed some key milestones forward of its landing, together with engine firing. This marked “the first-ever in-space ignition of a liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine,” in accordance with Intuitive Machines.