IM-1 Odysseus Lander Closes in on Moon Landing
Since its launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday, February 15, Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, has been making steady progress towards landing on the Moon.
2024-02-21 22:00:00 - SpaceX
Less than a week after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the lander completed a 408-second lunar orbit insertion burn, placing it in a 92 km circular orbit around the Moon.
Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith spoke with leaders at NASA and Intuitive Machines about the spacecraft and its pathway to potentially becoming the first commercial lander to safely land on the Moon.
Once on the surface, it will conduct a series of science experiments on behalf of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.