On Tuesday morning, the company said Odysseus – nicknamed Odie — had about 10-20 hours left, but the lunar lander continued to generate solar power on the moon on Wednesday.

The Odysseus lunar lander hitched a ride to orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched at 1:05 a.m. EST Feb. 15 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Intuitive ...

The Odysseus lunar lander can be seen Thursday in this image taken as it lands the south pole region of the Moon. The toppled lunar lander is still beaming back pictures of the moon, as its nears ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The first U.S. commercial moon lander, Odysseus, ended up on its side, but managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies.

Instead, after six days on the moon, the lander was expected to run out of power. “We’re going to tuck Odie in for the cold night of the moon,” Crain said during the Feb. 28 briefing.

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon-craft took this photo about 35 seconds after tipping over during its landing approach. Credit: Intuitive Machines ...

The Odysseus lunar lander powered down Thursday a week after it became the first U.S. craft to land on the moon since NASA's Apollo era ended in 1972.

More The Odysseus lunar lander can be seen Thursday, Feb. 22 in this image taken as it lands the south pole region of the Moon.

The Odysseus lunar lander hitched a ride to orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched at 1:05 a.m. EST Feb. 15 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Intuitive ...