BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Intuitive Machines confirmed that its lunar lander, Athena, touched down on the Moon at approximately 11:30 a.m. CST on Thursday (12:30 p.m.).
The company’s IM-2 mission is part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative.
A post-landing news conference will take place at 4 p.m. EST from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Watch live on NASA+. Teams are still trying to assess the orientation of the vehicle is it upright, tilted, etc.
We’ll need to follow NASA and Intuitive Machines’ social media updates!
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