How to Stream Intuitive Machines’ Thursday Moon Landing

Comcast and the MIT Media Lab are partnering to provide live coverage of the 20-day mission.

Wednesday, March 05, 2025 at 02:57 PM ET

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Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover (left), flown by the Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander, will deploy three MIT science payloads on the moon. [Courtesy: Nokia Bell Labs]

Key Takeaways:

When Intuitive Machines’ “Athena” lunar lander makes moonfall around 12:30 p.m. EST Thursday, spectators on Earth will be able to watch it happen.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab is partnering with Comcast to stream the landing at the moon’s south pole, share never-before-seen 3D lunar images, and provide live updates of the 20-day mission on X1, the streaming and live TV platform of Xfinity. Coverage will also appear on a website jointly developed by the partners.

Jack Daleo

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