Intuitive Machines Preps Technology for CLPS Moon Surface Mission Series
Houston TX team behind Nova-C robotic lunar lander striving to achieve 26 Feb IM-1 mission to equatorial lunar nearside via SpaceX Falcon 9, partnering with IronNet on IT security, MDA providing landing sensors; IM-2 in Q4 2022 to set “first node in a lunar communication and navigation network” in orbit, manufactured by York Space Systems and powered by Hall effect ion ExoMG cluster x2 (15 mN thrust), deployed via rocket ESPA; Spaceflight Inc Sherpa Orbital Transfer Vehicle to deploy Nova-C rideshares directly in ongoing series (IM-3 set for Q1 2024)