5 days ago · This southern pole region is lit by harsh sun angles and limited direct communication with the Earth. This area has been avoided due to its rugged terrain and Intuitive Machines believes the insights and achievements from IM-2 will open this region for further space exploration. ... About Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is a diversified ...

Mar 4, 2025 · On March 3, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission successfully entered into lunar orbit carrying the next suite of NASA instruments and technology demonstrations one step closer to the Moon. The lander aims to complete 39 lunar orbits before beginning descent to the landing site at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s PRIME-1 suite...

Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from SpaceX’s second stage on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS initiative.

1 day ago · As part of Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission, Nokia Bell Labs’ Lunar Surface Communications System landed on the Moon aboard the Athena lander, powered up and transmitted operational data back to Earth; These milestones are key steps toward proving the viability of cellular technologies for critical communications on future lunar missions ;

Mar 5, 2025 · The Athena lunar lander has captured its first up-close look at Earth's cosmic neighbor since it began orbiting the moon less than a week into its journey to the surface. Intuitive Machines, the ...

5 days ago · Relive IM-2 mission’s moon landing as it happened. A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But...

Mar 4, 2025 · The agency awarded Intuitive Machines the contract to send NASA science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon using its American-designed and -manufactured lunar lander for approximately $62.5 million.

Feb 27, 2025 · Intuitive Machines’ NOVA-C lunar lander captures a selfie with Earth in the background shortly after separation. Credit: Intuitive Machines Once on the Moon, the NASA CLPS investigations will aim to measure the potential presence of volatiles or gases from lunar soil – one of the first on-site demonstrations of resource use on the Moon.

Feb 27, 2025 · The Athena lunar lander manufactured by Houston, Texas aerospace company Intuitive Machines shared its first "selfies" from orbit after launching Wednesday night from Florida. The two images...

Jan 7, 2025 · The network is engineered to handle surface connectivity between the lander and vehicles, carrying high-definition video streaming, command-and-control communications and telemetry data. Intuitive Machines expects to relay data from the LSCS back to Earth using its direct-to-Earth data transmission service.