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

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Article "Odysseus, a Private Lunar Lander, Launches Toward the Moon"
A SpaceX rocket lifted the spacecraft, which was built by Intuitive Machines of Houston to carry cargo for NASA and other customers to the lunar surface.

by Kenneth Chang
February 14, 2024

 

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Odysseus Nova-C IM-1 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Feb 15, 2024

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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Odysseus Nova-C IM-1 deployment

Feb 15, 2024

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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Odysseus lunar lander’s first images of the Moon

Feb 22, 2024

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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Odysseus status update

Feb 24, 2024

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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Article "Intuitive Machines lands on the moon"

by Jeff Foust
February 22, 2024

 

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Article "A U.S.-Built Spacecraft Lands on the Moon for the First Time Since 1972"

by Kenneth Chang
February 22, 2024

 

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Odysseus observed by NASA’s LRO

Feb 26, 2024

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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Odysseus’s first images from the Moon

Feb 28, 2024

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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Article "Intuitive Machines faces early end to moon mission after lander tips over"

by Aria Alamalhodaei
February 27, 2024

 

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"Intuitive Machines Strengthens Lunar Service Capabilities with $116.9 million NASA Lunar Contract Award"

August 29, 2024

 

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Blastoff! SpaceX launches IM-2 moon mission for NASA , nails booster landing

Feb 27, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander to lunar transfer orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2025 at 7:16 p.m. EST (0016 GMT on Feb. 27). The lander is named Athena and is "carrying a suite of lunar science instruments and technology demonstrations aimed at advancing our understanding of the moon's environment and its available resources," according to Space.com. Also aboard was NASA's ride-along Lunar Trailblazer orbiter.

"SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)"

by Josh Dinner
February 27, 2025

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Feb 27, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander, the IM-2 mission, along with NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer, Astroforge’s Odin, and Epic Aerospace’s CHIMERA GEO 1 spacecraft, to a lunar transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 February 2025, at 00:16 UTC (26 February, at 19:16 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) previously supported 8 missions: Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many and 4 Starlink missions.

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 deployment

Feb 27, 2025

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander was successfully deployed into a lunar transfer orbit approximately 43 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 February 2025, at 00:16 UTC (26 February, at 19:16 EST). The mission also deployed NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer, Astroforge’s Odin, and Epic Aerospace’s CHIMERA GEO 1 spacecraft.

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 captures the Moon

Mar 4, 2025

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander successfully entered on an orbit around the Moon on 3 March 2025, at 12:27 UTC. Athena Nova-C is currently scheduled to land on Mons Mouton, the south pole region of the Moon on 6 March 2025, at 17:32 UTC.

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 landing on the Moon

Mar 6, 2025

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander landed on Mons Mouton, in the south pole region of the Moon, on 6 March 2025, at 17:30 UTC.

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 status update

Mar 6, 2025

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander landed on Mons Mouton, in the south pole region of the Moon, on 6 March 2025, at 17:30 UTC.

 

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Athena Nova-C IM-2 - first image from the Moon

Mar 7, 2025

The Athena Nova-C IM-2 lunar lander has sent back its first image from the Moon. Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lunar lander landed on Mons Mouton, in the south pole region of the Moon, on 6 March 2025, at 17:30 UTC.