GOOD NIGHT, ODY: No, we did not stick the landing as I erroneously reported last week, but Intuitive Machines lunar lander Odysseus is the little robot that could. The root cause of the landing problem was a safety switch for the laser altimeter that was left in safe mode before launch; the backstory of how they pulled off the landing is nothing short of awe inspiring. But the long lunar night is fast approaching and Ody relies on sunlight to keep his batteries charged. They are going to send up code today which will hopefully cause him to phone home once the sun is up again. The big question is whether the electronics survive the cold darkness; unknown if they have heaters for that or how long they could keep that going even on a full charge. (Full disclosure: I own a miniscule amount of LUNR stock, mostly for the bragging rights.)

JUSTIN AMASH ENTERS SENATE RACE IN MICHIGAN: The libertarian fave and former congresscritter is running as a Republican. We wish him well.

HACKERS ATTEMPT TO SHAKE DOWN GEORGIA COURTS, THREATEN TO RELEASE TRUMP DOCS: I’ll just leave this here.

FIRST-EVER FOOTAGE OF HUMPBACK WHALE SEX RAISES AWKWARD QUESTIONS: Both whales were male. One of the whales, they saw, seemed to be in poor health. He was thin, covered in lice, and had a significant injury on his lower jaw, possibly from being hit by a ship. Sounds like pretty much every night downtown where you see skinny, dirty street meat that just wants a place to stay for the night.

FUCK YOUR RENT STABILIZATION, NYC: Business Insider takes on on a whinercoaster ride celebrating “rent stabilization.” [Link to archive because article is registration walled.] “It is frustrating to know that your landlord is continuing to reap those financial benefits of being part of that system when they weren’t necessarily abiding by the rules of that system.” Business Insider fails to explain the financial benefits of being at the city’s mercy for both what you pay in property taxes and what you can charge renters. But some of these renters are learning a hard lesson about the efficiency of municipal government.

IS IT TIME FOR LUNAR LAW? You knew it was coming. The first private lunar lander touches down and two days later the space press is clamoring for regulation. There is already a potential conflict between organizations who want to land scientific instruments they say will only work in cold traps, ie the permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole, and organizations which hope to exploit the water resources they expect to find in those craters.