Intuitive Machines is gearing up for its second landing attempt on the Moon with high hopes of success fueled by improvements learned from the previous attempt. This mission carries significant experiments, including a drill for sampling subsurface ice and a NASA-funded 'hopper' for lunar exploration. The company has implemented over 10 major upgrades to the spacecraft after its initial landing failure. With new technology and lessons learned behind it, the agency is optimistic about achieving a successful landing for the Athena lander and its assigned payloads, embarking on an exciting phase of lunar exploration.
Because the space agency now has some expectation that Intuitive Machines will be fully successful with its second landing attempt, it has put some valuable experiments on board.
So, I can tell you our laser test plan is much more comprehensive than those last time.
Crain said about 10 major changes were made to the spacecraft and its software for the second mission.
In theory, everything should work this time. Intuitive Machines has the benefit of all of its learnings from the last time.
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