U.S.private moon lander falls over near Moon's South Pole, making communication difficult.

A private U.S. lunar lander, Odysseus, tipped over upon landing near the moon's south pole, which made it hard to talk with it. The lander was moving too fast and might have broken a leg when it landed, which is why it tipped over.

Even though the lander is on its side, it can still do some things it was meant to do. But, because it's lying down, some of its antennas can't send data back to Earth as they are pointing at the ground.

NASA hoped the lander would help them learn about the moon's south pole before astronauts go there again. A special NASA satellite will try to find exactly where the lander ended up over the weekend.

This is the first time a private company has landed something on the moon, a job usually done by only a few countries. NASA paid a lot of money for this mission because they want to learn how to use the moon for new things.

There was a small problem with the lander's path-finding system, but a last-minute switch to a NASA system fixed it just in time. A special camera was supposed to take pictures before landing, but it didn't because of the switch, though they still hope to use it.