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Intuitive Machines launched the Odysseus mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS program, an effort by the space agency to robotically explore the moon using landers ...
It was also announced that the Odysseus data feed back to Earth has been sending back payload related science data as well as images. [43] IM and NASA held a joint press conference on February 28 to discuss and review the IM-1 mission. [44]
In December 2023, Odysseus arrived at Kennedy Space Center for processing. [41] On January 31, 2024, the Odysseus spacecraft was encapsulated in the payload fairing of its Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle. [42] On February 13, IM announced that two wet dress rehearsals loading Odysseus with propellants had been successful and they were ready for ...
The Odysseus spacecraft has dispatched new images it captured of the lunar surface during the lander’s approach to the moon.
NASA discovered the most promising evidence for ancient life on Mars. And scientists finally got their hands on a perfectly-preserved asteroid sample. ... One of Odysseus's few photos on the moon.
The spacecraft was originally named Odysseus, because of its lengthy and indirect trajectory to study the solar poles. It was renamed Ulysses , the Latin translation of " Odysseus ", at ESA's request in honor not only of Homer 's mythological hero but also of Dante 's character in the Inferno . [ 6 ]
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has beamed back new photos from the lunar surface, showing its descent and the moments immediately after touchdown, when it tipped over on its side.
In addition to NASA’s lidar paylaod, five other science instruments from the space agency were tucked on board Odysseus as part of Intuitive Machines’ contract with NASA, valued at up to $118 ...