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Intuitive Machines 2 (PRIME-1)

Also known as IM-2, Athena

Intuitive Machines · Launched

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Completed · Partial success

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, Athena, touched down inside a crater near Mons Mouton, collected some NASA data, and ended its mission early.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Countries
United States
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    IM-2 mission launched at 7:16 p.m. EST, Feb. 26

    Earth

  2. Landing

    IM-2 touched down at approximately 11:30 a.m. March 6

    Moon

  3. Mission end

    Collected some data before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Athena · Lander

    Destinations: Moon

    • Grace · Lander

    • MAPP · Rover

    • Yaoki · Rover

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through September 4, 2026