Intuitive Machines (IM) mission

Privately-built U.S. moon lander, Odysseus, launched by SpaceX from Florida,

Aiming to achieve the first American lunar landing in over 50 years.

The Intuitive Machines (IM)-1 flight, carrying the Nova-C lander (Odysseus)

Six NASA payloads, aims to soft land near the Moon’s south pole at the Malapert A crater.

Previous private attempts by Israel, Japan, and the USA faced challenges.

The mission, carrying NASA payloads, seeks to gather data about the lunar environment.

Scheduled to land on February 22, 2024

The success of mission would mark the first private lunar landing and a significant milestone in NASA’s Artemis program

Successful soft lunar touchdowns have been achieved only by the US, the former Soviet Union, China, India, and Japan.