"Private Company Launches Moon Landing Mission with SpaceX Falcon 9"
TL;DR
Houston-based company Intuitive Machines is set to launch its Nova-C lander to the moon atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, aiming for a historic private company lunar landing on February 22. The mission, part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, will carry NASA equipment, artist Jeff Koons' sculptures, and material from Columbia Sportswear. The launch can be watched on NASA's livestream and Intuitive Machines and SpaceX's websites and social media. This comes after the recent failure of another US commercial lunar landing attempt and the successful landing of Japan's lunar mission.
Topics:sciencespace-exploration#commercial-lunar-payload-services#intuitive-machines#moon-landing#nasa#space-exploration#spacex
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