FILE PHOTO: The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo
(Reuters) -Shares of moon lander maker Intuitive Machines tumbled 30% in extended trade, wiping out a Friday rally after the company said its spacecraft had tipped over shortly after touching down on the lunar surface a day earlier. The stock of the first private company to successfully land on the moon nearly doubled from $4.98 before the Feb. 15 launch to $9.59 as of Friday's close. Friday's late-day sell-off left it below $7.
Still, the company said the spacecraft Odysseus is "alive and well" and engineers were sending commands to the vehicle, and NASA officials at a news conference praised the effort.
