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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]
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.
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 ...
What time is the moon landing for Odysseus? Watch the 2024 moon landing live stream here As of this writing, Intuitive Machines is targeting touchdown of Odysseus for 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
In a dramatic twist, Intuitive Machines revealed a couple of hours before landing that an apparent issue with Odysseus’ navigation systems forced the lander to rely on experimental technology ...
The 14-foot-tall lander then spent six days cruising more than 620,000 miles to reach the moon. The landing time was adjusted several times Thursday as Intuitive Machines adjusted the spacecraft ...
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 ]
The milestone marked the first time a commercial spacecraft has soft-landed on the moon — and the first US-made spacecraft to reach the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.