CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines (IM-2) - NASA
1 day ago · Intuitive Machines’ second awarded flight, IM-2, is scheduled to land at a location near the lunar South Pole. This will be the first on site, or in-situ, resource utilization demonstration on the Moon utilizing a drill and mass spectrometer to measure the volatile content of …
Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Mission - NASA
2 days ago · 2 min read. NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to Moon. article 5 hours ago. 5 min read. Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2025 to be Released the Week of February 24 ... Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Mission. Johnson Space Center Office of Communications. Natalia Riusech Communications Strategist. Feb 25 ...
NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines’ Next Commercial …
5 days ago · Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission is targeted to launch no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26.The mission will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in …
IM-2 | Intuitive Machines
IM-2 is set to demonstrate lunar mobility, resource prospecting, and analysis of volatile substances from subsurface materials, a critical step toward uncovering water sources beyond Earth—a key component for establishing sustainable …
IM-2 - Wikipedia
IM-2 is an upcoming lunar mission that will be carried in late February 2025 by Intuitive Machines for NASA's CLPS program, using a Nova-C lunar lander. [3] [4] The company named this lander Athena. [5] The mission aims to uncover the presence and amount of lunar water ice using PRIME-1, which consists of a drill and mass spectrometer.
Intuitive Machines IM-2 Mission Lunar Lander Encapsulated and …
6 days ago · The Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission is the Company’s second as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative, a key part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration efforts. The science and technology payloads sent to the Moon’s surface as part of CLPS intend to lay the foundation for future human missions and a long ...
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3 days ago · The objective of the Intuitive Machines 2, or IM-2 (TO PRIME-1) mission is to land a drill and mass spectrometer (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1, or PRIME-1) near the south pole of the Moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.
Intuitive Machines-2 Launch to the Moon - NASA+
2 days ago · 2 min read. Sharing PLANETS Curriculum with Out-of-School Time Educators. article 6 hours ago. 4 min read. ... (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission is targeted to launch no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch ...
Shooting for the moon, Intuitive Machines to launch daring lunar …
2 days ago · IM-2 follows Houston-based Intuitive Machines' first mission to the moon, IM-1, which launched in February 2024. Despite a rough touchdown during which the mission's lander, named "Odysseus ...
IM-2 mission to moon set to launch on SpaceX rocket from KSC …
1 day ago · IM-2 will be the closest landing to date, at 50% closer than IM-1. That area of the moon is very cold and contains volatiles, or materials which can quickly change from liquid to solid to gas.