"As previously announced on February 29th, our IM-1 mission ended seven days after landing, as Odysseus' mission was not intended to survive the harsh temperatures of the lunar night... Before its batteries were depleted, flight controllers tucked Odie into a configuration that could call home if various systems outperformed manufacturer expectations. Intuitive Machines started listening for Odie's wake-up signal on March 20, when we projected enough sunlight would potentially charge the lander's power system and turn on its radio." Source: Intuitive Machines, via a release officially capping the IM-1 mission, as their Odysseus lunar lander is not answering their calls, despite hopes that its solar system would possibly provide enough juice to answer the phone.
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