by Early Wednesday morning (Feb. 14), Intuitive Machines will kick off its quest to become the first private company to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.
The Houston-based company is launching its Nova-C lander, named "Odysseus," to the moon atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Liftoff is currently scheduled for 12:57 a.m. EST (0557 GMT) on Wednesday, Valentine's Day.
SpaceX has a three-day window in which to launch the mission, known as IM-1, in order to reach its target to land on the moon on Feb. 22.
But those other two days may not be necessary, for everything looks good for a Wednesday liftoff.
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The Houston-based company is launching its Nova-C lander, named "Odysseus," to the moon atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Liftoff is currently scheduled for 12:57 a.m. EST (0557 GMT) on Wednesday, Valentine's Day.
SpaceX has a three-day window in which to launch the mission, known as IM-1, in order to reach its target to land on the moon on Feb. 22.
But those other two days may not be necessary, for everything looks good for a Wednesday liftoff.
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