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IM-2 Athena
2025-02-27 · landing 2025-03-06 · Nova-C Athena · partial ops
IM-2 Athena (PRIME-1 path): south polar attempt (Mar 2025).
$47,000,000 public package award.
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AstroAnt micro-rover (MIT)
AstroAnt is an MIT micro-robot flown on IM-2. · MIT · intuitivemachines.comAstroForge Odin asteroid scout (IM-2 rideshare)
AstroForge Odin asteroid-flyby spacecraft launched as rideshare on Intuitive Machines IM-2 Falcon 9 stack (independent of Athena surface ops). · AstroForge · investors.intuitivemachines.comDanuri / KPLO lunar orbiter (KARI)
Danuri (KPLO) is Korea's lunar orbiter. · Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) · kari.re.krEpic Aerospace Chimera GEO OTV (IM-2 rideshare)
Epic Aerospace Chimera GEO 1 orbital transfer vehicle flew as rideshare on IM-2 Falcon 9 mission. · Epic Aerospace · investors.intuitivemachines.comFalcon 9 launch service (IM-2)
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander on 27 February 2025. · SpaceX · science.nasa.govFlorida Falcon ops for commercial lunar launches
Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations launch CLPS and private lunar landers, including Intuitive Machines, Firefly, ispace, and Astrobotic Griffin. · SpaceX · nasa.govGoonhilly GHY-6 deep-space antenna (IM LTN)
GHY-6 upgraded deep-space antenna in IM commercial Lunar Telemetry and Tracking Network for S-band TT&C. · Goonhilly Earth Station · goonhilly.orgIM acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station + COMSAT (lunar/deep-space ground)
Intuitive Machines signed to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd and Goonhilly USA (dba COMSAT) on 14 May 2026, and closed on 3 Aug 2026. · Goonhilly Earth Station · investors.intuitivemachines.comIM Lunar Telemetry Network + Nova Control MCC
Commercial LTN multi-station network feeding Nova Control Houston for continuous lunar LOS TT&C on Nova-C missions. · Intuitive Machines · spacenews.comIM-2 / PRIME-1 CLPS delivery
Intuitive Machines' CLPS delivery for IM-2 covers the Athena lander and the PRIME-1 ice-drilling suite. · Intuitive Machines · science.nasa.govL3Harris/ARDÉ helium pressurant COPV (Nova-C)
Welded metal liner + carbon overwrap helium COPV on Nova-C. · L3Harris (ARDÉ) · l3harris.comLonestar Freedom data center payload
Lonestar Freedom is a compact data-center payload that flew on IM-2. · Lonestar Data Holdings · prnewswire.comLPOC Houston AIT facility (Nova-C / Nova-D)
Intuitive Machines Lunar Production and Operations Center (Houston Spaceport / Ellington) for Nova lander fabrication and AIT. · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.comLRA, Laser Retroreflector Array (IM-2)
A NASA Goddard laser retroreflector on IM-2 Athena. · NASA · science.nasa.govLRO, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (site intel enable)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped the Moon for years. · NASA · lunar.gsfc.nasa.govLSCS 4G/LTE Network-in-a-Box
Nokia's Lunar Surface Communications System is a space-hardened cellular network. · Nokia Bell Labs · nokia.comMAPP rover (Lunar Voyage 1)
Lunar Outpost MAPP commercial rover on IM-2. · Lunar Outpost · nokia.comMDA lunar landing sensors suite (IM-1/IM-2 path)
MDA public agreement to supply lunar landing sensors (3D lidar / IR camera / LRF class) for Intuitive Machines IM-1 and IM-2 path. · MDA Space · mda.spaceMiniPIX TPX3 SPACE radiation camera (ADVACAM)
MiniPIX is a radiation camera from ADVACAM. · ADVACAM · advacam.comMSolo mass-spec core (Transpector MPH)
MSolo uses an INFICON residual-gas analyzer core, modified by NASA Kennedy. · INFICON · inficon.comNASA Lunar Trailblazer (IM-2 rideshare)
NASA Lunar Trailblazer lunar-ice orbiter launched as independent rideshare on IM-2 Falcon 9 stack. · NASA · spaceflightnow.comNokia LSCS Tipping Point award (IM-2 path)
NASA STMD Tipping Point support for Nokia lunar 4G/LTE surface network demo on IM-2 (~$14.1M class public). · Nokia Bell Labs · nokia.comNova-C avionics / GNC
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C avionics and GNC for autonomous landing. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comNova-C power system
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C power subsystem (solar + battery/PCDU class) as part of vertically integrated lander OEM claim. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comNova-C structure & AIT (Intuitive Machines)
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C carbon-composite structure and Houston LPOC AIT for IM-1…IM-6 product line. · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.comPRIME-1 drill+MSolo science package (IM-2)
NASA PRIME-1 polar ice mining package combining Honeybee TRIDENT drill + KSC/INFICON MSolo on IM-2. · Honeybee Robotics · nasa.govPuli Lunar Water Snooper on Micro-Nova (IM-2)
Puli Space Technologies neutron spectrometer (PLWS) flew on Intuitive Machines Micro-Nova hopper Grace during IM-2. · Puli Space Technologies · pulispace.comScorpius Pressurmaxx Type V LOX/LCH4 tanks (Nova-C)
Scorpius Space Launch Company supplies liner-less PRESSURMAXX Type V all-composite LOX/LCH4 cryogenic propellant tanks for Intuitive Machines Nova-C and Nova-D lunar landers. · Scorpius Space Launch Company · compositesworld.comTRIDENT rotary-percussive drill string
TRIDENT is Honeybee Robotics' meter-class drill on PRIME-1. · Honeybee Robotics · science.nasa.govVR900 methalox main engine
VR900 is Intuitive Machines' gimbaled LOX/LCH4 main engine for Nova-C, with an additive-printed chamber and Morpheus heritage. · Intuitive Machines · satnow.comVR900 methalox main engine (Nova-C product line)
Intuitive Machines VR900 LOX/LCH4 main engine is in-house additive-chamber path. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comYAOKI micro-rover
Yaoki is Dymon's palm-sized commercial micro-rover from Japan. · Dymon Co., Ltd. · dymon.co.jpμNova hopper (Grace)
Grace is Intuitive Machines' small hopper, designed to leap across the surface after IM-2 landed near the Shackleton connecting ridge. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comCargo
The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain
Honeybee-built drill for PRIME-1. · Honeybee Robotics · science.nasa.govMass Spectrometer for Observing Lunar Operations
Commercial residual-gas analyzer core modified by NASA KSC for PRIME-1 volatile analysis. · NASA · science.nasa.govLaser Retroreflector Array
Demo for navigation. A NASA Goddard laser retroreflector on IM-2 Athena. · NASA · science.nasa.govLonestar Freedom data center payload
Lonestar Freedom is a compact data-center payload that flew on IM-2. · Lonestar Data Holdings · prnewswire.comLSCS 4G/LTE Network-in-a-Box
Space-hardened cellular network payload for lander↔surface UE links (MAPP / hopper). · Nokia Bell Labs · nokia.comMAPP rover (Lunar Voyage 1)
Lunar Outpost MAPP commercial rover on IM-2. · Lunar Outpost · en.wikipedia.orgAstroAnt micro-rover (MIT)
AstroAnt is an MIT micro-robot flown on IM-2. · MIT · en.wikipedia.orgYAOKI micro-rover
Dymon (Japan) palm-sized commercial micro-rover on IM-2. · Dymon Co., Ltd. · en.wikipedia.orgμNova hopper (Grace)
Grace is Intuitive Machines' small hopper, designed to leap across the surface after IM-2 landed near the Shackleton connecting ridge. · Intuitive Machines · en.wikipedia.orgMiniPIX TPX3 SPACE radiation camera (ADVACAM)
MiniPIX is a radiation camera from ADVACAM. · ADVACAM · en.wikipedia.orgPuli Lunar Water Snooper on Micro-Nova (IM-2)
Puli Space Technologies neutron spectrometer (PLWS) flew on Intuitive Machines Micro-Nova hopper Grace during IM-2. · Puli Space Technologies · pulispace.comNASA Lunar Trailblazer (IM-2 rideshare)
NASA Lunar Trailblazer lunar-ice orbiter launched as independent rideshare on IM-2 Falcon 9 stack. · NASA · spaceflightnow.comAstroForge Odin asteroid scout
Demo for rideshare. AstroForge Odin asteroid-flyby spacecraft launched as an independent rideshare on the IM-2 Falcon 9 stack. · AstroForge · investors.intuitivemachines.comRelated flights
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