Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 spacecraft, the uncrewed Odysseus, could potentially land on the surface of the Moon on Feb. 22 at around 4:24 p.m. ET, after an eight-day journey through space. While we can't be completely sure that the landing will be successful, on Wednesday Intuitive Mach...
Intuitive Machines’ lunar flight is part of an unofficial race between companies to complete the first private soft landing on the moon. Another competitor, Astrobotic, has its Peregrine lander slated to launch on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral in late December ...
But Intuitive Machines' landing could instill confidence in the burgeoning lunar economy. "I know this was a nail biter, but we are on the surface, and we are transmitting," said Stephen Altemus, Intuitive Machines' CEO. "Welcome to the moon." ...
Intuitive Machines reports that its IM-1 lander Odysseus has landed on the moon and is transmitting a faint, but definite, signal. "Houston, Odysseus has found his new home," mission director Tim Crain said. See our full landing story, video and photos. We're just hours away from what...
Sorry, space fans: We won't be getting ground-level views of the first American moon landing since the Apollo era.
"We can confirm without a doubt our equipment is on the surface of the Moon," Intuitive Machines Chief Technology Officer Tim Crain said. Intuitive Machines teams had to think on their feet as the landing approached. The lasers on the spacecraft needed for landing were not functioning but Int...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander has beamed home a few selfies snapped during its pioneering descent to the lunar surface last week. Intuitive Machines' Odysseus probe beams home more photos from historic moon landing : Read more You must log in or register to reply here....
As the global space community turns to the Moonfor the next phase of human exploration with potential economicbenefits, achieving lunar soft landings with precision isproving a challenge.Intuitive Machines (IM) is striving to become the first commercialcompany to do so as a NASA Commercial Lunar ...
Beyond the technological and financial progress IM-1 represents for Intuitive Machines, analysts pointed to the enthusiasm for the first U.S. landing on the moon in over 50 years, as well as the first by a corporate entity, rather than a government agency. ...
000-mile journey to the Moon, survive the stresses of take-off and landing, and operate optimally on the lunar surface. Each of the 14 mounting points is thermally isolated to keep the network insulated from the extremely low temperatures of deep space. Intuitive Machines also integrated the ...