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IM-5 Nova-D
NET ~2030 class · Nova-D · planned
First cargo-class Nova-D CLPS.
CT-4 first Nova-D cargo-class south-pole multi-payload surface delivery.
$180,400,000 public package award.
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Australian Roo-ver + MNP nanosensor platform (IM-5)
Australian Space Agency Roo-ver mobility platform carrying NASA GSFC Multifunctional Nanosensor Platform on IM-5. · Australian Space Agency · nasa.govAustralian Space Agency lunar rover (IM-5)
Australian Space Agency lunar rover manifested on Intuitive Machines IM-5 Nova-D south pole delivery (public award messaging). · Australian Space Agency · nasa.govCT-4 / IM-5 NASA science & tech package
NASA CT-4 package: seven science/technology payloads on IM-5 Nova-D to south pole / Mons Malapert class (~$180.4M delivery TO). · NASA · nasa.govHoneybee Robotics lunar rover (IM-5 suite)
Honeybee Robotics (Blue Origin) lunar rover pictured/described with Nova-D IM-5 award materials alongside ASA Roo-ver. · Honeybee Robotics · nasa.govHoneybee Robotics technology payloads (IM-5)
Honeybee Robotics · 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 Near Space Network lunar relays (planned)
Intuitive Machines lunar relay / Near Space Network services path for multi-mission lunar comms enable. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comIM Space Data Network support (IM-5 path)
Intuitive Machines Space Data Network / autonomous surface ops capabilities public as part of IM-5 Nova-D delivery infrastructure. · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.comIM-5 / Nova-D CLPS delivery (CT-4)
Intuitive Machines Nova-D-class lander delivery path for CT-4 CLPS suite (~$180.4M public). · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.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 on IM-5 / CT-4
A NASA Goddard laser retroreflector is booked on IM-5 Nova-D. · NASA · nasa.govLVRaD radiation dosimeter suite (KASI) on IM-5
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute LVRaD multi-detector radiation suite on IM-5 CT-4. · Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) · nasa.govMSolo mass-spec core (Transpector MPH)
MSolo uses an INFICON residual-gas analyzer core, modified by NASA Kennedy. · INFICON · inficon.comMSolo on IM-5 / CT-4
MSolo is NASA Kennedy's mass spectrometer booked on IM-5. · NASA · nasa.govNIRVSS on IM-5 / CT-4
NIRVSS is NASA Ames' volatiles spectrometer booked on IM-5. · NASA · nasa.govNova-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.comNova-D larger cargo lander structure (IM-5)
Intuitive Machines Nova-D larger cargo-class lander structure/AIT for first CLPS task requiring Nova-D (IM-5 / CT-4 class). · Intuitive Machines · nasa.govSanctuary on the Moon time capsule (IM-5)
Grapevine Productions Sanctuary archival sapphire-disc time capsule on IM-5 commercial/cultural suite element. · Grapevine Productions · nasa.govSCALPSS on IM-5 / CT-4
SCALPSS is NASA Langley's plume-surface camera suite booked on IM-5 Nova-D. · NASA · nasa.govVR900 methalox main engine
Gimbaled LOX/LCH4 main engine for Nova-C. · Intuitive Machines · satnow.comCargo
Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies
Demo for landing plume. Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · NASA · science.nasa.govNear-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · NASA · nasa.govMass Spectrometer observing lunar operations
Characterize volatiles in the near-surface environment after touchdown (and drill cuttings when paired with ISRU tools). · NASA · nasa.govLunar Vehicle Radiation Dosimeter (KASI)
Multi-detector radiation dosimetry suite for the surface radiation environment (international contribution). · Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) · nasa.govAustralian Space Agency Roo-ver lunar rover
Lunar mobility platform (Australian contribution) carrying sensor package for surface operations measurement. · Australian Space Agency · nasa.govLaser Retroreflector Array
Demo for navigation. Passive laser ranging fiducial for precise orbit determination and future navigation/landing relative positioning. · NASA · science.nasa.govSanctuary archival time capsule
Commercial sapphire-disc archival time capsule manifested on IM-5 path (not NASA science). · Grapevine Productions · nasa.govHoneybee Robotics lunar rover (Blue Origin)
Honeybee Robotics lunar rover on IM-5 Nova-D CT-4 suite (public suite imagery/description). · Honeybee Robotics · nasa.govMultifunctional Nanosensor Platform
Nanosensor suite carried on Australian Roo-ver for multi-parameter environmental sensing. · NASA · nasa.govHoneybee Robotics technology payloads (IM-5)
Honeybee Robotics · investors.intuitivemachines.comRelated flights
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