NASA Science Live: Our First Commercial Science Delivery to the Moon - Lunar Science

Intuitive Machines Inc (LUNR) hosted by Tahira Allen Dr.Sue Lederer CLPS Project Scientist Dr.Debra Needham CLPS Program Scientist The mission was largely a scientific success,including the first ever radio telescope on the Moon,which gathered data both in transit to the Moon and on the lunar surface.The instrument which didn't work right was the Plume Surface Studies,whose goal was to image the engine exhaust plume as it churned up dust on the lunar surface.Its secondary goal was to image the exposed fresh surface below the lander throughout the lunar day for science investigations.It wasn't able to collect data on descent this time,but we were able to test it in space,as well as after landing to help prepare for its next mission,which will be on the Firefly spacecraft.

Odysseus lander reaches moon, but tips over

Unfortunately,the mission isn't a complete success as IM-1 flopped over on its side.Some of the scientific instruments will work,but others won't.It hasn't been revealed yet which ones will work.So NASA and Intuitive Machines will face some hard questions.

Intuitive Machines-1 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast) starts at 4:33

NASA's payloads on the IM-1 lunar lander aim to learn about the terrain and communications at the lunar south pole,incuding the first ever radio telescope on the Moon.*Intuitive Machines Inc (LUNR)

Odysseus lunar lander’s first images of the Moon

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Nova-C lunar lander,the IM1 mission,captured its first close-up views of the Moon on 21 February 2024.Odysseus is slated to land on the Moon on 22 February 2024.

Intuitive Machines lunar lander captures amazing views of Earth after SpaceX launch

The Odysseus lunar lander is slated for a lunar landing attempt on 22 February 2024.It will carry six payloads for NASA,including the first ever radio telescope on the Moon.In the photos,the Moon is the brightest object.

Propellant Tanks for Artemis III on the Move at Michoud - Orion Program Update

The Artemis III mission will return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972 for Lunar Science studies.It is slated for a September 2026 launch.The SLS Core Stage primarily consists of the cryogenic liquid Oxygen and liquid Hydrogen fuel tanks.These were recently welded together at NASA Michoud Assemby Facility,New Orleans,Louisiana.Boeing manufactures the Core Stage.*Boeing (BA)

Intuitive Machines-1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast) - 15 February 2024 - NASA Kennedy Space Center - night launch

You will see:liftoff;deployment of IM-1 spacecraft to begin its voyage to the Moon;first acquisition of carrier signal from IM-1 (confirmation of spacecraft communicating with mission control).IM-1 carries six NASA payloads,including a laser reflctor to help with future linar landings and a small radio telescope to scope out the possibilities for radio telescopes on the Moon,and ascertain the level of extraneous interference with Artemis Lunar Science activity.

NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science

Intuitive Machines' IM-1 Mission will be launched to the Lunar South Pole as one of the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).One of the payloads will be Radio Wave Observation at the lunar Surface of the photo-Electron Sheath.It is a small radio telescope that will observe the radio environment at the Moon's surface,including both natural and artificial sources.*Intuitive Machines (LUNR)