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Posted: 2/2/2024 3:54:34 PM EDT
28 Feb 2024 Press Conference. Noon EST
NASA TV link The Intuitive Machines webcast on the landing attempt will begin at 400 PM CST. The new anticipated landing time is 1724 CST. Webcast link Space Affairs livestream:  Intuitive Machines - NOVA-C (IM-1) - Moon Landing Malapert A Crater Moon - February 23, 2024 Source  "Intuitive Machines and NASA say they are in the final stages of preparations for the launch of that company’s first lunar lander mission, but exactly when the spacecraft will lift off remains unclear. At a Jan. 31 briefing, officials from the agency and the company said they were working towards a mid-February launch of the IM-1 mission, carrying payloads from NASA through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program as well as for commercial customers. “In February, America will be taking another step for science and commerce on the surface of the moon,” said Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “Intuitive Machines is ready to launch their first mission.”" The below video is not a great depiction of the arrival and landing process but it will do until a better one is found:  Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander touches down on the moon in amazing animation The IM-1 mission to land on the Moon has triumphed over numerous challenges, showcasing exceptional resilience, innovation, and teamwork. Landing time now 324 PM CST. The new anticipated landing time is 1724 CST (5:24 PM CST/6:24 PM EST)) |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 1:28:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/13/2024 12:34:34 AM EDT
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Launch discussion on page 136, post 22 here
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Posted: 2/13/2024 12:37:01 AM EDT
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Who was the last one that lawn-darted their shit straight into the lunar surface?
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Posted: 2/13/2024 2:00:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Who was the last one that lawn-darted their shit straight into the lunar surface? That may have been the Russian spacecraft. Japan just had their SLIM lander end up on its nose so I do not consider that a successful landing. A private Japanese lander Hakuto-R failed. In January 2024, the Astrobotic's Peregrine Lander Burned Up In Earth's Atmosphere after a propulsion system failed (blew up?) |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 12:38:19 AM EDT
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Launch delayed one day to 15 February 2024.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 11:27:53 AM EDT
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Launch occurred on 15 February 2024. Moon landing on or about 22 February 2024.
"The lander will arrive at the moon on Feb. 21, going into an orbit about 100 kilometers above the moon. That will set the spacecraft up for a landing attempt near the Malapert A crater, in the south polar region of the moon, late in the afternoon (Eastern time) Feb. 22. Intuitive Machine has not disclosed specific times for either orbit insertion or landing. A key milestone for the IM-1 mission will come about 18 hours after launch, when the spacecraft fires its main engine for the first time in a commissioning test. That engine, developed by Intuitive Machines and using liquid oxygen and methane propellants, will later be used for any necessary trajectory correction maneuvers as well as for going into orbit around the moon and the landing itself." Source |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 8:38:00 PM EDT
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15 February 2024
IM-1 Mission Nova-C Lunar Lander Successfully Enroute to the Moon Following SpaceX Launch ?The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander has launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and successfully commissioned in space by establishing a stable attitude, solar charging, and radio communications contact with the Company’s mission operations center in Houston. PDF of actions taken on 15 February 2024 |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 7:36:29 PM EDT
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16 February 2024 Update, 1400 CST:
"The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander continues to be in excellent health, in a stable orientation and remains on schedule for a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of February 22. The original mission structure allocated a Commission Maneuver (CM) and three trajectory correction maneuvers to position for Lunar Orbit Insertion. This approach provided flexibility in the mission’s engine burn schedule to allow for learning as we operate the lander in the vacuum of space. Adjusting for this learning process is why the team chose to delay the burn on February 15. Communication delays and outages are expected when executing lunar missions, which we accounted for in our mission planning. While preparing for the CM burn last night, flight controllers experienced intermittent uplink and downlink data communications between Nova-C and the ground stations, potentially impacting our ability to collect the critical information required to support the CM burn and follow-on performance analysis. As we prepared for the first-ever in-space ignition of a liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine, we reviewed our Earth-based test data against the data we’ve accumulated in space. The in- space performance demonstrated that it takes longer to chill the liquid oxygen feed line than the Earth-based testing. After understanding the in-space liquid oxygen feedline requirements, we adjusted and uploaded the CM burn preparation timeline and increased the onboard event sequence timer. Again, the IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander is in excellent health, and we expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day. HOUSTON, TX – February 16, 2024 Source |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 11:31:29 PM EDT
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16 February 2024, 2020 CST:
IM-1 Mission Engine Commissioning Update Intuitive Machines flight controllers successfully fired the first liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine in space, completing the IM-1 mission engine commissioning. This engine firing included a full thrust mainstage engine burn and throttle down-profile necessary to land on the Moon. Over the next eight hours, flight controllers will analyze the engine burn data collected from over 270,000 km away from Earth. This represents another first for Intuitive Machines, demonstrating one of the critical technologies required to land softly on the surface of the Moon. The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander continues to be in excellent health, in a stable orientation and remains on schedule for a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of February 22. |
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Posted: 2/17/2024 3:00:48 PM EDT
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Pictures from IM-1:
 
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Posted: 2/18/2024 7:48:05 PM EDT
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18 February 2024 Update (1745 CST):
Odysseus continues to be in excellent health, and flight controllers are preparing planned trajectory correction maneuvers to prepare the lander for lunar orbit insertion. Since the IM-1 Mission launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, flight controllers on the Company’s red, white, and blue teams have been learning more about the lander and how to efficiently fly the mission to return the United States to the surface of the Moon. Looking forward, Intuitive Machines expects to execute lunar orbit insertion on February 21st, with a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of the 22nd. We intend to stream the landing on the Intuitive Machines IM-1 Mission web page and announce the exact landing time tomorrow as Columbia Sportswear takes over the exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas, showcasing the role Omni-Heat Infinity technology is playing in the IM-1 Mission. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 8:20:34 PM EDT
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19 February 2024 update:
Flight controllers received and analyzed data from the February 16th engine Commissioning Maneuver (CM). Data from the 21-second full-thrust mainstage engine CM confirmed Odysseus hit its 21 m/s target with approximately 0.8 m/s accuracy. The GIF below was created from images taken while the lander maneuvered to CM burn attitude. Propulsion mixture ratios, mass flow rate, and temperature were as predicted. Overall, Intuitive Machines characterizes the execution of the CM as nominal and per expectations. On February 18th, flight controllers commanded the lander’s first planned trajectory correction maneuver, igniting the lander’s engine for the second time, and are planning the anticipated final required maneuver before Odysseus’ largest challenge to date, lunar orbit insertion, which is expected on Wednesday, February 21st. Source |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 9:41:33 PM EDT
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Sweet, sounds like it's all running like a Swiss ?.
But as we seem to have learned an awful lot as of late. Its not over until the thing is on the moon sending back data. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:53:34 PM EDT
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The IM-1 mission to land on the Moon has triumphed over numerous challenges, showcasing exceptional resilience, innovation, and teamwork.
Intuitive Machines expects to land on the Moon at 1649 CST on Thursday, February 22nd. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:58:42 PM EDT
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Pave the moon. We need a parking structure in every crater.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 12:09:09 AM EDT
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This is amazing has this ever been before?
 All kidding aside what a great American moment that was in 1969 and good luck to spacecraft Odysseus. 
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:19:55 PM EDT
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20 February 2024 update:
Planned Trajectory Correction Maneuvers Complete Ahead of Lunar Orbit Insertion Intuitive Machines flight controllers commanded the IM-1 mission’s second planned Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) with enough precision to eliminate the need for the initially planned third TCM engine firing. Today’s TCM fired at 1400 CST for 8 seconds, and it is the final maneuver before Odysseus’ largest challenge to date, Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), scheduled for February 21, 2024. Odysseus continues to be in excellent health and is approximately 68,000 km from the Moon. Over the next several hours, flight controllers will continue to analyze the flight data ahead of LOI. We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission web page, where we intend to host a live stream for landing coverage. 2/20/24 1600CST |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 1:07:07 PM EDT
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IM-1 Mission Completes Lunar Orbit Insertion and Enters Lunar Orbit
Odysseus completed its scheduled 408-second main engine lunar orbit insertion burn and is currently in a 92 km circular lunar orbit. Initial data indicates the 800 m/s burn was completed within 2 m/s accuracy. After traveling over 1,000,000 km, Odysseus is now closer to the Moon than the end-to-end distance driving across Space City, Houston, TX. Over the next day, while the lander remains in lunar orbit, flight controllers will analyze the complete flight data and transmit imagery of the Moon. Odysseus continues to be in excellent health. We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission web page, where we intend to host a live stream for landing coverage. 2/21/24 0920CST |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 7:07:39 PM EDT
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Landing Trajectory Update:
Flight controllers analyzed the post-Lunar Orbit Insertion engine burn data and updated the anticipated flight maneuver timing, including an expected 1630 CST landing opportunity. The landing opportunity will be Odysseus’ hardest challenge yet. The lander continues to be in excellent health, orbiting approximately 92 km above the lunar surface. 2/21/24 1645CS 
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Posted: 2/21/2024 8:18:03 PM EDT
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Terrain Relative Navigation Image Update
Odysseus’ Terrain Relative Navigation camera captured this image of the Bel’kovich K crater in the Moon’s northern equatorial highlands. It has an approximate 50 km diameter crater with mountains in the center, made when the crater was formed. 2/21/24 1750 CST 
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Posted: 2/22/2024 12:51:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/22/2024 2:13:45 PM EDT
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Flight controllers commanded a lunar correction maneuver to raise Odysseus' orbit overnight and updated the anticipated landing time to 1524 CST. We expect the landing stream to start on this IM-1 web page and NASA TV at 1400 CST. The content on both streams is identical. |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 3:59:08 PM EDT
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IM-1 Landing Time Update Two
Flight controllers chose to exercise an additional orbit before starting the IM-1 Mission landing sequence. The new anticipated landing time is 1724 CST. We expect the landing stream to start on the IM-1 web page and NASA TV at 1600 CST. The content on both streams is identical. 2/22/24 1330 CS |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 4:40:23 PM EDT
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I'm looking forward to this!
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:00:54 PM EDT
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Livestream has begun
The powered descent start is at 5:11 PM CST |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:01:40 PM EDT
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NSF is covering the landing
 Nova C (IM-1) Lands on the Moon |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:03:22 PM EDT
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What a time. Space travel and events live streamed
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:04:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What a time. Space travel and events live streamed It may also be available on NASA TV. |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:29:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What a time. Space travel and events live streamed "Four forward, four forward, drifting to the right a little..." |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:34:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It may also be available on NASA TV. Youtube stream.  Intuitive Machines-1 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast) |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:49:28 PM EDT
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22 minutes until powered descent starts
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Posted: 2/22/2024 6:55:00 PM EDT
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Reporting on CNN is the craft's altimeter (LIDAR) is not functioning. They're attempting patch a NASA LIDAR experiment onboard the craft into the control system.
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:02:27 PM EDT
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Can someone go get a 98 year old retired NASA engineer to bring this thing home?
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:03:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Reporting on CNN is the craft's altimeter (LIDAR) is not functioning. They're attempting patch a NASA LIDAR experiment onboard the craft into the control system. I don't know what is more interesting?... that an essential piece of equipment failed or that someone is watching CNN... |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:08:44 PM EDT
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Descent in about three minutes
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:09:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Reporting on CNN is the craft's altimeter (LIDAR) is not functioning. They're attempting patch a NASA LIDAR experiment onboard the craft into the control system. I did not catch everything but the LIDAR was reportedly not the planned system for descent. |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:10:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know what is more interesting?... that an essential piece of equipment failed or that someone is watching CNN... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Reporting on CNN is the craft's altimeter (LIDAR) is not functioning. They're attempting patch a NASA LIDAR experiment onboard the craft into the control system. I don't know what is more interesting?... that an essential piece of equipment failed or that someone is watching CNN... Know your enemy. |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:10:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:10:41 PM EDT
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Close to burn attitude
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:11:28 PM EDT
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Ignition begun
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:12:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:13:15 PM EDT
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500 kilometers to target
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:16:59 PM EDT
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five minutes out
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:17:12 PM EDT
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I forgot about this! Good save OP
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:17:20 PM EDT
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Why no live video? I just see a simulation video. Seems at this time in history we can have live streaming video from the lander.
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:18:18 PM EDT
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Kickin' it gratuitously. I hope it doesn't run out of fuel or helium.
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:19:20 PM EDT
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Three minutes to go
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:20:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kickin' it gratuitously. I hope it doesn't run out of fuel or helium. Me too |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:21:25 PM EDT
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So no live video from onboard? WTF...
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Posted: 2/22/2024 7:21:53 PM EDT
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Two minutes to touchdown
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