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The Intuitive Machines Nova-C, or simply Nova-C, is a class of lunar landers designed by Intuitive Machines (IM) to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Machines was one of three service providers awarded task orders in 2019 for delivery of NASA science payloads to the Moon. [ 8 ]
IM-1 was a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Intuitive Machines (IM) in February 2024 using a Nova-C lunar lander. After contact with the lunar surface on February 22 the lander tipped to an unplanned 30 degree angle. All instrument payloads remained functional and the mission was deemed a success. [7]
Intuitive Machines provides infrastructure as a service and is the catalyst for growing a lunar economy by using three pillars of commercialization: Transportation and delivery of payloads (satellites, scientific instruments, cargo), including rideshare delivery and lunar surface access; collection, processing, and interpretation of space-based data, by applying command, control ...
The Intuitive Machines IM-1 Lunar Lander, Nova-C, is on display on Oct. 3, 2023, before it is shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Intuitive Machines anticipates just a week of operations on the moon for the solar-powered lander, before lunar nightfall hits. The company was the second business to aim for the moon under NASA's ...
Intuitive Machines signed three major contracts with NASA in 2021, and it originally planned to launch its first Nova-C lunar lander that same year. However, that launch was repeatedly delayed ...
IM-2 is an upcoming lunar mission that will be carried out in January 2025 by Intuitive Machines for NASA's CLPS program, using a Nova-C lunar lander. [2] The company named this lander Athena. [3] The mission aims to uncover the presence and amount of lunar water ice using PRIME-1, which consists of a drill and mass spectrometer.
The lander, built by Intuitive Machines, is expected to touch down on the lunar surface at 4:24 p.m. ET, earlier than the Houston-based company initially estimated earlier this week.