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.