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@ Chuck Darwin
2025-03-06 05:53:30
Houston-based company Intuitive Machines is poised to land its second spacecraft on the moon today (March 6).
The lander, a Nova-C vehicle named Athena, is flying the IM-2 mission as a part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program,
which contracts private companies to deliver agency science and technology payloads to the lunar surface.
Now, the world will see if Intuitive Machines will deliver on that contract.
The company is targeting Thursday, March 6, at 12:32 p.m. EST (1732 GMT)
for Athena's soft touchdown on the lunar surface, with coverage available from multiple sources.
The landing will be streamed live on the Space.com homepage, NASA's NASA+ streaming service and on the Intuitive Machines YouTube channel.
Coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT).
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/intuitive-machines-athena-moon-landing-south-pole-webcast