{"id":615770,"date":"2024-02-15T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=615770"},"modified":"2024-02-15T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:54:18","slug":"intuitive-machines-launches-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/intuitive-machines-launches-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Intuitive Machines Launches to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander takes off from the launch pad at night. The flames coming from the bottom of the rocket (the bright spot at center) light up the surrounding area, illuminating clouds of white vapor that spread outward along the ground. The light also reflects off water in the foreground. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At 1:05 a.m. EST\u00a0on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-artemis-science-first-intuitive-machines-flight-head-to-moon\/\">Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, lifted off<\/a> on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/clps\">Commercial Lunar Payload Services<\/a> (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar mission will carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/clps\/six-nasa-instruments-will-fly-to-moon-on-intuitive-machines-lander\/\">NASA science<\/a> to the Moon to study plume-surface interactions, space weather\/lunar surface interactions, radio astronomy, precision landing technologies, and a communication and navigation node for future autonomous navigation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odysseus is scheduled to <a href=\"https:\/\/external.jsc.nasa.gov\/clps-landing-sites\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/external.jsc.nasa.gov\/clps-landing-sites\" rel=\"noopener\">land on the Moon\u2019s South Pole region<\/a> near the lunar feature known as Malapert A on Thursday, Feb. 22. This relatively flat and safe region is within the otherwise heavily cratered southern highlands on the side of the Moon visible from Earth. Landing near Malapert A will also help mission planners understand how to communicate and send data back to Earth from a location where Earth is low on the lunar horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 1:05 a.m. EST\u00a0on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar mission will carry NASA science to the Moon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":615769,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2681,10574,2862],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Intuitive Machines Launches to the Moon","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/intuitive-machines-launches-to-the-moon\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/intuitive-machines-launches-to-the-moon\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Kennedy Space Center","Artemis","Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)"],"dateCreated":"2024-02-15T19:54:17Z","datePublished":"2024-02-15T19:54:17Z","dateModified":"2024-02-15T19:54:18Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Intuitive Machines Launches to the Moon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/intuitive-machines-launches-to-the-moon\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-02-15T19:54:17Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Kennedy Space Center,Artemis,Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":615769,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg","title":"Intuitive Machines Launches to the Moon","alt":"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander takes off from the launch pad at night. 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