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Happy Valentine’s Day, space fans: Intuitive Machines, SpaceX target moon mission lift off on Feb 14
Intuitive Machines is ready to go to the moon. The company announced Monday that its first lunar lander has completed all final integration milestones and
The company announced Monday that its first lunar lander has completed all final integration milestones and is now encapsulated in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairing, where it will stay until launch on February 14. The tight timeline comes down to the details of the mission: the lander is taking a direct trajectory to the moon, and it is targeting a site near the lunar south pole, where specific lighting conditions for landing are only available a few days each month. The Houston-based company was founded 11 years ago by Stephen Altemus, who serves as President and CEO; Tim Crain, CTO; and prolific space industry entrepreneur Kim Ghaffarian.
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