Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C robotic lunar lander Odysseus is in “excellent health” and on track to be inserted into lunar orbit this week, the Houston-based aerospace company said Sunday.
The update comes three days after Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission successfully launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Thursday, putting the Odysseus private lunar lander on track to becoming the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. The IM-1 mission is headed to the South Pole region of the moon as part of NASA’s commercial lunar payload services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign.
