Nova-C lunar landers, Intuitive Machines, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander, the IM-1 mission, to a lunar transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 15 February 2024, at 06:05 UTC (01:05 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported 17 missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6 and 12 Starlink missions.

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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander was successfully deployed into a lunar transfer orbit approximately 48 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 15 February 2024, at 06:05 UTC (01:05 EST). Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander is expected to land on the Moon on 23 February 2024.

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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander, the IM-1 mission, has captured its first images of the Moon on 21 February 2024. Odysseus is currently scheduled to land on the Moon on 23 February 2024, at 22:30 UTC (17:30 EST).

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On 23 February 2024, NASA and Intuitive Machines provided an update on the status of the Odysseus lunar lander. Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander, the IM-1 mission, has successfully landed near the Malapert A crater, in the Moon’s South Pole region, on 22 February 2024, at 23:24 UTC (18:24 EST).

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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander (the IM-1 mission) near crater Malapert A in the South Pole region of the Moon.

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On 28 February 2024, NASA and Intuitive Machines provided an update on the status of the Odysseus lunar lander. Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus (Odie) Nova-C lunar lander, the IM-1 mission, has successfully landed near the Malapert A crater, in the Moon’s South Pole region, on 22 February 2024, at 23:24 UTC (18:24 EST).

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