IM-2 will also carry a small hopper named Grace, designed to navigate the lunar surface and access challenging areas. IM-2 is scheduled to land on the moon's south pole on March 6, following ...

In a statement March 7, the company said its IM-2 mission was over less than 24 hours after the Athena spacecraft landed, but fell on its side, in the Mons Mouton region near the south pole of the ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission, a part of NASA's $2.6 billion Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, was on track for its target landing at 12:32 p.m. Thursday near the moon's ...

IM-2 will also carry a small hopper named Grace, designed to navigate the lunar surface and access challenging areas. IM-2 is scheduled to land on the moon's south pole on March 6, following lessons ...

UPDATE Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying IM-2 successfully lifted off at 7:16 P.M. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Early next month, a robotic lander will arrive at the Moon ...

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is providing vital tracking, telemetry and command support for the Intuitive Machines-2 (IM-2) lunar mission from its Hartebeesthoek ground station.