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IM-1 Odysseus
2024-02-15 · landing 2024-02-22 · Nova-C Odysseus · partial ops
IM-1 Odysseus (TO2-IM): first commercial soft landing (Feb 2024).
$118,000,000 public package award.
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Columbia Omni-Heat Infinity insulation demo
Columbia Sportswear flew its Omni-Heat Infinity insulation on IM-1 to see how the fabric holds heat in the lunar environment. · Columbia Sportswear · columbia.comEagleCam student camera payload
Embry-Riddle student-built camera system on IM-1. · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · erau.eduFalcon 9 launch service (IM-1)
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Intuitive Machines' IM-1 Odysseus lander. · SpaceX · nasa.govFlorida Falcon ops for commercial lunar launches
Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral Falcon 9 (and Falcon Heavy path) operations that launched or will launch CLPS and private lunar landers (IM, Firefly, ispace, Astrobotic Griffin path, etc.). · 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.orgILO-X - International Lunar Observatory precursor
ILO-X is a small imaging telescope from the International Lunar Observatory Association. · International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) · iloa.orgIM 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-1 CLPS delivery (TO2-IM class)
Intuitive Machines CLPS delivery service for Odysseus / TO2-IM - program seat for the stack. · Intuitive Machines · nasa.govIM-1 CLPS TO2-IM delivery award
NASA's TO2-IM award to Intuitive Machines paid for the IM-1 Odysseus landing service. · Intuitive Machines · nasa.govL3Harris/ARDÉ helium pressurant COPV (Nova-C)
Welded metal liner + carbon overwrap helium COPV on Nova-C. · L3Harris (ARDÉ) · l3harris.comLN-1 - Lunar Node 1 navigation beacon
Lunar Node 1 is a NASA Marshall S-band navigation and comms beacon. · NASA · science.nasa.govLonestar Independence data payload
Lonestar first lunar data-storage concept payload on IM-1. · 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-1)
A NASA Goddard laser retroreflector flew on IM-1 Odysseus. · 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.govLunaprise / Galactic Legacy Archive (IM-1)
The Arch Mission Foundation flew Lunaprise, a Galactic Legacy Archive, as cultural cargo on IM-1. · Arch Mission Foundation · archmission.orgMDA 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.spaceMoon Phases art cube (Jeff Koons / Pace Verso)
Jeff Koons and Pace Verso flew Moon Phases, an art cube, as commercial cargo on IM-1. · intuitivemachines.comNDL Navigation Doppler Lidar (IM-1)
NDL is NASA Langley's navigation Doppler lidar. · NASA · science.nasa.govNova-C avionics / GNC
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C avionics and GNC for autonomous landing - core OEM systems engineering claim. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comNova-C IM-1 CNC spool fittings (Xometry)
Xometry CNC-machined primer-coated titanium spool fittings that bind Odysseus honeycomb panels (IM: hundreds on the vehicle) plus a CNC landing-gear plate. · Xometry · xometry.comNova-C IM-1 composite struts (Rock West Composites)
Rock West Composites manufactured multiple configurations of carbon composite struts with bonded titanium fittings for Odysseus (IM-1) - circular and rectangular tubes, pull-tested in-house before. · Rock West Composites · prweb.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.comRFMG - Radio Frequency Mass Gauge
RFMG is NASA Glenn's radio-frequency mass gauge. · NASA · science.nasa.govROLSES - Radio Observations of the Lunar Surface Photoelectron Sheath
ROLSES is a NASA Goddard radio receiver flown on IM-1. · NASA · science.nasa.govSCALPSS plume-surface cameras (IM-1)
SCALPSS is NASA Langley's four-camera suite on IM-1 Odysseus. · NASA · science.nasa.govSciaky EBAM refractory nozzle component (IM-1)
Electron-beam AM refractory alloy nozzle/engine component for IM-1 VR900 path - public Sciaky lunar-landed EBAM claim. · Sciaky, Inc. · sciaky.comScorpius Pressurmaxx Type V LOX/LCH4 tanks (Nova-C)
Linerless all-composite Type V Pressurmaxx tanks for LOX/LCH4 on Nova-C - public first commercial Type V tanks on the Moon path (IM-1/IM-2). · Scorpius Space Launch Company · compositesworld.comVR900 methalox main engine
Gimbaled LOX/LCH4 main engine for Nova-C. · Intuitive Machines · satnow.comVR900 methalox main engine (Nova-C product line)
Intuitive Machines VR900 LOX/LCH4 main engine - in-house additive-chamber path. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comCargo
Lunar Node 1 Navigation Demonstrator
Demo for navigation. NASA MSFC Lunar Node 1 S-band navigation/comm beacon demo on IM-1 Odysseus. · NASA · science.nasa.govStereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies
Demo for landing plume. NASA LaRC SCALPSS four-camera suite on Odysseus for PSI imaging. · NASA · science.nasa.govRadio-wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath
ROLSES is a NASA Goddard radio receiver flown on IM-1. · NASA · science.nasa.govNavigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing
Demo for navigation. NASA LaRC NDL velocity/range lidar used operationally on IM-1 when primary lidar failed. · NASA · science.nasa.govRadio Frequency Mass Gauge
Demo for propellant gauge. NASA GRC RFMG cryogenic propellant mass-gauge tech demo on IM-1 Nova-C tanks. · NASA · science.nasa.govLaser Retroreflector Array
Demo for navigation. NASA GSFC passive LRA fiducial on Odysseus - multi-CLPS design family. · NASA · science.nasa.govInternational Lunar Observatory precursor
ILO-X is a small imaging telescope from the International Lunar Observatory Association. · International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) · en.wikipedia.orgEagleCam student camera payload
Demo for imaging. Embry-Riddle student-built camera system on IM-1. · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · en.wikipedia.orgMoon Phases art cube
Jeff Koons and Pace Verso flew Moon Phases, an art cube, as commercial cargo on IM-1. · en.wikipedia.orgColumbia Omni-Heat Infinity insulation demo
Demo for thermal. Columbia Sportswear flew its Omni-Heat Infinity insulation on IM-1 to see how the fabric holds heat in the lunar environment. · Columbia Sportswear · en.wikipedia.orgLonestar Independence data payload
Lonestar first lunar data-storage concept payload on IM-1. · Lonestar Data Holdings · prnewswire.comLunaprise / Galactic Legacy Archive
The Arch Mission Foundation flew Lunaprise, a Galactic Legacy Archive, as cultural cargo on IM-1. · Arch Mission Foundation · archmission.orgRelated flights
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