"SpaceX's Delayed Moon Lander Launch Raises Methane Fuel Concerns"

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"SpaceX's Delayed Moon Lander Launch Raises Methane Fuel Concerns"
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SpaceX delayed the launch of Intuitive Machines' private moon lander, Odysseus, due to a temperature issue with the spacecraft's liquid methane fuel. The launch, originally scheduled for Feb. 14, has been rescheduled for Feb. 15 at 1:05 a.m. EST. The mission, called IM-1, is Intuitive Machines' first attempt to land on the moon and is aiming for a crater near the lunar south pole. If successful, it will mark the first-ever private mission to land on the moon and the first U.S. lunar landing since 1972.

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