Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander Launched

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Nova-C lander drifts away from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Nova-C lander drifts away from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which deployed the spacecraft at 1:53 a.m. EST on Feb. 15.
Credit: SpaceX
Houston-based Intuitive Machines (IM) will attempt the first U.S. landing on the Moon in 52 years following a successful launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Feb. 15. The mission is backed by NASA, which supplied half of the 12 payloads onboard the company’s first Nova-C lunar lander and a flight...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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