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NASA, Intuitive Machines
to Discuss Moon Mission, Science Successes Feb. 27, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-031
On Feb. 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander captures a wide field of view image of Schomberger crater on the Moon approximately 125 miles
(200 km) uprange from the intended landing site, at approximately 6 miles (10 km) altitude. Credit: Intuitive Machines NASA and Intuitive Machines will co-host a televised news conference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 28, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight the company’s
first mission, known as IM-1. The lander, called Odysseus, carried six NASA science instruments to the South Pole region of the Moon as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative,
and Artemis campaign. The IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the Moon in more than 50 years, successfully landing on Feb. 22. The news conference will air on
NASA+, NASA Television, and the agency’s
website Learn how to stream
NASA TV on a variety of platforms, including social media. Participants in the news conference include:
Media interested in participating in person must RSVP no later than 11 a.m. on Feb. 28. To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than one
hour before the start of the news conference. Submit either request to the NASA Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or
jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. The agency’s
media accreditation policy is online. For more information about the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, visit:
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