Intuitive Machines IM-2 Lunar Mission Preview Animation
This is an animation of Intuitive Machines' upcoming IM-2 lunar mission.
Commanded using Intuitive Machines’ commercial Lunar Data Network, IM-2 will be the Company’s second of four manifested lunar missions as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative. Through the CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign, NASA is leveraging American companies to send scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon, advancing our understanding of the Moon and planetary processes, while paving the way for future crewed missions. Athena’s mission is designed to validate resource prospecting, mobility, and communications infrastructure in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, one of nine potential Artemis III landing sites.
In coordination with SpaceX, the liftoff of the IM-2 lunar mission is targeted for a four-day launch window that opens no earlier than February 26, 2025. In case of unfavorable launch conditions, such as inclement weather, backup opportunities will be determined based on the lunar blackout window and other factors.
Commanded using Intuitive Machines’ commercial Lunar Data Network, IM-2 will be the Company’s second of four manifested lunar missions as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative. Through the CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign, NASA is leveraging American companies to send scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon, advancing our understanding of the Moon and planetary processes, while paving the way for future crewed missions. Athena’s mission is designed to validate resource prospecting, mobility, and communications infrastructure in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, one of nine potential Artemis III landing sites.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services
00:00:00 Launch Vehicle Separation and Rideshare Deployment
00:00:54 Acquisition of Signal
00:01:17 Trajectory Correction Maneuvers
00:01:57 Lunar Orbit Insertion
00:02:35 Descent Orbit Insertion
00:02:53 Powered Descent Initiation
00:03:17 Landing
00:03:47 Lunar Outpost MAPP Rover Deployment
00:04:34 Dymon Co. Ltd. Yaoki Rover Deployment
00:04:47 Intuitive Machines Micro Nova Hopper Deployment
00:05:56 NASA PRIME-1 Drill Suite Deployment
00:06:12 Micro Nova Hopper Return
Duration: 6 minutes
Release Date: Feb. 18, 2025
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