The upcoming IM-2 mission by Intuitive Machines is set to revolutionize lunar exploration with the first-ever attempt to enter a shadowed crater on the Moon for ice detection. The mission, featuring a lander named Athena, is partially funded by NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Scheduled for launch on February 26, 2023, from Cape Canaveral, the mission’s instruments include rovers and a hopper spacecraft, paving the way for future human missions to the Moon under NASA's Artemis program.
NASA and the space industry is creating a new business, getting science and payloads to the surface of the moon, and these uncrewed missions are preparing us to send humans.
IM-2 is part of NASA's CLPS program, aimed at funding private companies to develop landers to transport instruments and equipment to the lunar surface.
The IM-2 mission will be launching from Cape Canaveral, aiming to explore the lunar south pole and search for ice in a shadowed crater.
Intuitive Machines is readying for an exciting leap in lunar exploration with its IM-2 mission set to search for ice on the moon.
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