Intuitive Machines Aims for Moon Landing

Moon lander from Intuitive Machines ready for descent to lunar surface
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander will deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful drill to probe the lunar surface.
How to watch Intuitive Machines' historic Moon landing today
History is set to be made on the Moon again this week, with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander Athena scheduled to land there at 12:32pm ET on Thursday. The big picture: Intuitive Machines has partnered with Lunar Outpost to roll out the first commercial rover on the Moon and with Finnish multinational tech firm Nokia to deliver the first cellular network on Earth's only natural satellite.
Intuitive Machines Aims for Moon Landing on Thursday: How to Watch
Landing on the moon is hard, but Intuitive Machines will try for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill.
Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches to the Moon
Intuitive Machines’ next lunar landing brings a state-of-the-art drill, multiple rovers, and a drone that will fly into a crater’s permanent shadow.
Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Lunar Lander Successfully Commissioned and En Route to the Moon
The IM-2 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:16 p.m. ET, February 26, 2025. Athena reached her intended orbit approximately 44 minutes later and established first communication at approximately 8:17 p.m. ET.
After skidding into the Moon, Intuitive Machines hopes to stick second landing
It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova-C Odysseus lander built by Intuitive Machines. It landed, toppled over, but still completed most of its scientific experiments.
Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week
This marks Intuitive Machines' second journey to the moon, following its success last year in becoming the first business — rather than a government space program — to touch down on the surface without crashing so badly it ended the mission.
Watch Live: A Private Moon Landing Is Set To Make History Tomorrow
The Moon is about to receive yet visitor from Earth this week – and you can watch the whole lunar landing right here. The mission by NASA and private space exploration company Intuitive Machines is set to make a touchdown on the Moon at 12:32 pm EST (5:32 pm UTC)on Thursday,
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander set for touchdown on historic water-hunting mission
The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, could be the second commercial spacecraft to land on the moon this week.
Florida startup onboard IM-2 mission to backup Earth data, project astronaut image on moon
Onboard the IM-2 lander is a payload by Lonestar, a Florida-based startup, which merges art with data backup and technology.
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Private space company Intuitive Machines is preparing for its second Moon landing, with the Athena lander scheduled to touch down tomorrow, March 6.