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At 1:05 a.m. EST, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The lander carries a suite of NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations, as well as a commercial payload, and is heading to the moon’s surface. The NASA payload aboard the lander is intended to help NASA explore the Moon under Artemis and develop the capabilities needed in advance of human missions to the lunar surface. Intuitive Machines was selected for this delivery as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.
The next big milestone is when Nova-C separates from the rocket’s second stage, which is expected to occur at about 48 minutes or 1:53 a.m. ET.
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