{"id":615769,"date":"2024-02-15T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:19:42","slug":"afs-8-101-487","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/afs-8-101-487\/","title":{"rendered":"Intuitive Machines Launches to the Moon"},"author":334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA\/Kim Shiflett","original_date":{"stamp":1707955200,"display":"February 15th, 2024"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ksc-20240215-ph-kls01-0023orig.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" 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\" 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: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lunar lander lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:05 a.m. EST\u00a0on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. As part of NASA\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar mission will carry NASA science and commercial payloads 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"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lunar lander lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:05 a.m. EST\u00a0on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. As part of NASA\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar mission will carry NASA science and commercial payloads 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"},"alt_text":"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. 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