We are in the final integration and test phase. All systems have been developed and tested individually, we are now pulling everything together to test as one system. It is extremely important to ensure that all of the hardware and software in the lander are properly integrated.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nova C (IM-1)NET: Jun, 2023 UTChttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1915
NextSpaceFlight indicates that the launch is now scheduled for June.QuoteFalcon 9 Block 5 | Nova C (IM-1)NET: Jun, 2023 UTChttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1915
Intuitive Machines is moving the landing site for its first lunar lander mission to the south polar region of the moon, a decision that will generate more revenue for the company but could delay the lander’s launch.
This move to the South Pole was actually announced last September. However, the news here is that Intuitive Machines now plans to land in "late June" rather than the spring.This means that the race between Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines is very much on. Announcements aside, neither company has actually completed assembly of their spacecraft, and it's still an open question of who will launch and land on the Moon first.
Feb 10...GEC’s Moon Mission, called the DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon, is now scheduled for NET (No Earlier Than) Q3 2023, as just informed by SpaceX. The DOGE-1 satellite, while on the IM-1 Mission, is not integrated into Intuitive Machine’s NOVA-C lunar lander, as DOGE-1 is on the aft fuel dome, outside the encapsulated fairing. DOGE-1 will be deployed and attempt a propulsion burn into TLI (Translunar Injection) for entering into Lunar Orbit.
~238,855 miles never felt so close. #ToTheMoon
Intuitive Machines successfully completes launch vibration tests in preparation for lunar missionIntuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced that its lunar lander, Nova-C has completed all structural testing, paving the way for the Company’s first mission to the Moon later this year. The series of modal tests, conducted by Intuitive Machines engineers, subjected the Company’s Nova-C lunar lander to low-level vibration to excite the completed lander. Results from these tests correlate the detailed finite element model of Nova-C with flight structure, ultimately allowing engineers to calculate flight environments of the lander, electronics, and customer payloads that will be exposed to during the launch. The modal tests, in conjunction with previous vibration and static load tests, provide the complete structural certification of the flight lander.
NASA's Joel Kearns says at Space Science Week that Intuitive Machines' IM-1 lander is in "very last stages" of integration and test for a June launch. Astrobotic's Peregrine is ready, waiting for call to ship to Florida for integration on Vulcan Centaur.
The only thing that I would believe to be true there is the launch slipping to Q4 2023. It's currently the last launch of 2023 on SpaceX's schedule for LC-39A.
Alex is saying that this mission has slipped to December, and that it will be the final launch from LC-39A scheduled for 2023:QuoteThe only thing that I would believe to be true there is the launch slipping to Q4 2023. It's currently the last launch of 2023 on SpaceX's schedule for LC-39A.https://twitter.com/Alexphysics13/status/1650148182570020866
Intuitive Machines says its IM-1 lander mission is now scheduled for launch in the third quarter of this year (was June). The company reported an operating loss of $14 million on $18.2 million of revenue.
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 04/25/2023 06:40 amAlex is saying that this mission has slipped to December, and that it will be the final launch from LC-39A scheduled for 2023:QuoteThe only thing that I would believe to be true there is the launch slipping to Q4 2023. It's currently the last launch of 2023 on SpaceX's schedule for LC-39A.https://twitter.com/Alexphysics13/status/1650148182570020866I can't find any source/proof for that other than that tweet.
In the same vein, Intuitive Machines says that #NovaC has completed all structural testing, a propellant load demo, and a full duration mission sequence test.#IM1 will be the company’s first mission under #NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (#CLPS) program.
