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


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.
 

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.
 

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).
 

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).
 

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.
 

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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