2024-02-13 01:16:00
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HOUSTON – Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR, LUNRW), in collaboration with SpaceX, announced the completion of refueling tests for the IM-1 mission, scheduled to launch during a window of several days beginning at 12:57 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 14, 2024. The mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This mission marks Intuitive Machines’ first lunar landing attempt and is an important part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, which plays a crucial role in the Artemis program’s lunar exploration goals. The IM-1 mission aims to deliver scientific and technological payloads to the surface of the Moon, thereby laying the foundation for future human missions and a lasting human presence on the lunar surface.
Intuitive Machines, a diversified space exploration company, offers a range of space products and services through its four business units: Lunar Access Services, Orbital Services, Lunar Data Services and Space Products and Infrastructure. The company’s efforts are aimed at supporting continued robotic and human exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Progress and updates on the IM-1 mission will be available on the company’s website. This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the timing and expected results of the mission, but these are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
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