Another lunar lander coming up! 2024 is an exciting year!

Scheduled for (UTC) 2024-02-15, 01:05
Scheduled for (local) 2024-02-15, 01:05 (EST)
Mission Nova C (IM-1)
Booster B1060-18
Landing LZ-1
Payload Nova-C
Customer Intuitive Machines / NASA
Mission success criteria Successful launch and insertion into trans-lunar injection orbit

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wJLWLxVwE
NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdgoX-3WOM
NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBcb_qvHCZ8
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zazdwjw2xAQ
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUw1yzk7hAk
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1757998261003268536#m
The Space Devs

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 3rd launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 17 days, 4:55:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 37th landing on LZ-1

☑️ 14th Falcon 9 launch this year, 200th Falcon 9 launch overall

☑️ 227th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)

☑️ 274th Falcon booster landing, 284th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 14th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 314th SpaceX mission overall (excluding Starship hops)

☑️ 326th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)


Mission info

First of at least 3 robotic lunar landing missions by Intuitive Machine as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program. The lunar lander, named Odysseus, will fly 6 payloads for NASA and several others for commercial companies to near Malapert A crater near the Moon’s south pole.

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    7 months ago

    NASA and SpaceX webcasts are live. Megan Cruz (NASA), Jessie Anderson (SpaceX), and Josh Marshall (Intuitive Machines) are hosting.

    Methalox fueling of IM-1 finished up just before webcast started. Stage 2 quick disconnect required modification to allow for methane loading.

    Poll is go for Falcon 9 propellant load.