#im2 — Public Fediverse posts

How IM-2 payload operators made the most of the mission’s landing issues

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/how-im-2-payload-operators-made-the-most-of-the-missions-landing-issues/

"Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon" by @Spacecom - Lunar south pole has long shadows and dim lighting from shallow sun angle, worse than expected for #IM2 lander's cameras. Fixes based on lessons from IM2 failure will be used to improve IM3 landing attempt in 2026. https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/heres-why-the-private-athena-lunar-lander-toppled-over-on-the-moon #NewSpace #Moon #space #science #business

#SpaceNews:
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Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side
"

https://spacenews.com/altimeter-problems-lighting-challenges-caused-im-2-lunar-lander-to-fall-on-its-side/

13.5.2025

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

The first probe we sent to the moon fell over.

The second probe we sent to the moon fell over.

The third probe we sent to the moon caught fire, fell over, and then sank into a swamp.

But the 5th one stayed up! (jer) #MontyPython #IntuitiveMachines #IM2 #Athena

🛰️🌑 La sonde LRO de la NASA, en orbite lunaire, a repéré #Athena #IM2 sur la #Lune, dans un cratère de 20 mètres de diamètre.
📷 Dans l'encadré un agrandissement de la vue

🛰️🌑 L'atterrisseur #Athena #IM2 est bien couché sur le côté. La mission s'arrête après moins d'une journée sur la #Lune. Quelques données ont été récoltées.
Mon article sur cet échec : https://reves-d-espace.com/atterrisseur-athena-im-2-est-bien-sur-le-cote-la-mission-arretee/

🌑 Bien que resté attaché à l'atterrisseur #Athena #IM2, le petit rover japonais #Yaoki a pris une image de la surface lunaire
📷 Dymon

@angry_astro #nasa #clps #blueghost #im2 #athena

I can't remember how many times I've expressed concern about the tall, top heavy @Int_Machines design. But nothing illustrates how significant this factor is than a comparison between the @Firefly_Space & Athena landers.

https://x.com/astro_angry/status/1898370873750356449?s=46

🛰️🌑 L'atterrisseur #Athena #IM2 est bien couché sur le côté. La mission s'arrête après moins d'une journée sur la #Lune. Quelques données ont été récoltées.
Mon article sur cet échec : https://reves-d-espace.com/atterrisseur-athena-im-2-est-bien-sur-le-cote-la-mission-arretee/

Since the capture time of the image wasn't published, I tried matching the Earth terminator and cloud patterns.
This area above the pacific ocean seems like a good match.
The approximate capture is Mar 7, 2:00 UTC. #IM2

Note that we are seeing the Earth "upside down" here and the North pole is slightly tilted towards us.
Alternative view via @zoom_earth: https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=23,-141.3,4z/date=2025-03-07,02:00/overlays=labels:off,lines:off

Since the #IM2 lander uses very wide angle fisheye lenses, I was able to make a partial 360° panorama from the image.
This gives a slightly better sense of scale and direction.

https://www.360cities.net/image/im-2-sideways-on-the-moon/

@launchpad
"Update after private lunar lander touches down on the moon"

https://www.youtube.com/live/7wsvlD3SfjY?feature=shared

#intuitivemachines

#nasa #clps #lunar #im2

(Ed : Squat lander designs such as #blueghost, Apollo #LM and more relevant Surveyor.All had lower center of gravity henceforth less likely to tip over on suspicious terrain)

Another one bites the (Moon)dust!

This is Intuitive Machines' #IM2 lander that once again toppled over after trying to land on Mons Mouton near the lunar south pole.

The picture had lots of detail hidden in the shadows which I brought out in processing.

#IntuitiveMachines #CLPS #NASA #Moon #Earth

#Athena came to rest inside a crater, 250m from its intended target. “With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the #solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater, #IntuitiveMachines does not expect Athena to recharge 🔋”. Issues with Athena’s laser altimeter may have contributed to the bad landing https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-company-says-moon-mission-over-after-landing-sideways-again

#IM2 #SpaceNavigation

Athena lying on its side / Athena liegt auf der Seite

".. lander, Athena, landed 250 meters from its intended landing site in the Mons Mouton region .. Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface confirmed that Athena was on her side. .. in the crater, Intuitive Machines does not expect Athena to recharge. The mission has concluded .."

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2

7.3.2025

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

It seems that #IM2 (like #IM1 ),
is lying on its side on the moon

Might @Int_Machines consider putting feet everywhere on #IM3?
#moonlanding

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-cf4a88baa6644fb381dbaea497001d51

#IM2 #SpaceCommunication

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-cf4a88baa6644fb381dbaea497001d51

#IM2 #SpaceCommunication

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-cf4a88baa6644fb381dbaea497001d51

#IM2 #SpaceCommunication

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-cf4a88baa6644fb381dbaea497001d51

#IM2 #SpaceCommunication

#Athena was communicating with controllers and generating solar power, officials said. But 20 minutes after touchdown, Crain still was unable to confirm if everything was all right with the lander. #NASA and #IntuitiveMachines abruptly ended their live landing webcast, promising more updates at a news conference later in the afternoon https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-cf4a88baa6644fb381dbaea497001d51

#IM2 #SpaceCommunication

Commanded landed ops laufen offenbar.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Lander scheint Kommandos von der Erde aus auszuführen.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Lander in power positive state.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Abschaltung des Hauptriebwerks wurde bestätigt.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Man versucht, den Status des Landers zu ermitteln.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Bremsmanöver dauert rund 11 Minuten, Triebwerk bleibt bis zum Aufsetzen an.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Bremsmanöver zum Orbitverlassen begonnen.

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Der Livestream zur Landung des IM-2 von Intuitive Machines auf dem Mond findet sich dort:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wyg4gHj_g4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGf4aWipxC0

Noch rund 50 Minuten bis zum geplanten Aufsetzen auf der Mondoberfläche.

#IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

IM2 tupsahtaa kuun kamaralle tänään kello 19.32.

Striimi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPL8nhmQU4

#avaruus #avaruustekniikka #kuu #im2

The #IM2 #NovaC lander is currently scheduled to land on Mons Mouton (-84.78°, 29.13°E) on 📆 6 March 2025 https://www.lroc.asu.edu/images/1401

#NASA:
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IM-2 Completes First Burn

After a successful launch on Feb. 26, 2025, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission is headed to the Mons Mouton region near the Moon’s South Pole the Moon. .. maneuver that fine-tunes the lander’s trajectory toward the Moon. Intuitive Machines plans to continue refining Athena’s trajectory ahead of lunar orbit insertion, planned on March 3.
"
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2025/02/28/im-2-completes-first-burn/

28.2.2025

#Athena #CLPS #IntuitiveMachines #IM2 #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

SpaceX CLPS IM-2 Liftoff

#CLPS #CapeCanaveral #Florida #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #JohnFKennedySpaceCenter #KSC #Kennedy

⏩ 5 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=5&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20250228010117

To celebrate the launch of Intuitive machines Nova-C Lander IM-2 Athens I created 3 Mocs of the Lander in 3 different scales. 1:110/1:42/1:20
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-212902/NightHawk11991/im-2-athena-120/#details

#Space #Lego #Moc #Lunar #Im2 #NovaC

Falcon 9 Intuitive Machines IM-2 ❔

#falcon9 #im2 #intuitive #kennedyspacecenter #lc39a #machines

▶️ 1 new picture from Individuals (Flickr) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falcon_9_Intuitive_Machines_IM-2_%2854352151872%29.jpg

We have contact!

The NASA DSN site in Canberra is receiving signals from the #IM2 and the NASA #Lunar #Trailblazer spacecraft at 1.256 kb/s and 16 kb/s resp.

https://mastoreader.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc.im%2F%40cdarwin%2F114073577944977793

Phew, had to run out for a few minutes to pick up some peanuts. You don't want an exploration launch with no peanuts. Bad luck! And, given we've pushed/tested for these comms to be launched to moon and Mars for the last 27 years, not going to risk it! #IM2 #LunarComms #LTE #3GPP

#DLR:
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Berliner Instrument fliegt mit IM-2-Mission zum Mond
Neue Mondmission sucht Wassereis am Mond-Südpol
"
".. private Startup-Mondmission IM-2 wird voraussichtlich in der Nacht vom 26. auf den 27.2. .., abheben.
Das Landemodul „Athena“ wird rund acht Tage später in der Nähe des Mond-Südpols landen."

https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2025/neue-mondmission-sucht-wassereis-am-mond-suedpol

26.2.2025

#Athena #CLPS #FUB #FUBerlin #IntuitiveMachines #IM2 #IPHT #LRAD #NASA #Mond #Mondlander #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#NovaC #IM2 launch 🚀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi0cLW7J6Ic
📆 Thu Feb 27, 2025 01:17 CET https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6828

During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 📱 network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 👩‍🚀 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space

During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 📱 network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 👩‍🚀 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space

During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 📱 network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 👩‍🚀 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space

During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 📱 network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 👩‍🚀 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space

During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 📱 network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 👩‍🚀 https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space

Early next month, #IM2 is targeting a touchdown at 84.6° south latitude, just 160 km from the #Moon’s 🌙 south pole. It will deploy an #ice-mining drill 🕳️ and mass spectrometer, a miniaturized rover, and a unique “hopper” craft. Its first hop will reach a height of 20 m with two additional hops aiming to reach 50 m then 100 m. On its fourth and fifth hops, it will leap in and out of a permanently shadowed region inside a 20 m-deep #crater. https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/intuitive-machines-preps-im-2-mission-for-moon-launch-this-week

#ISRU #MoonMining

"
Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moon

The radiation-hardened technology will get its first test in an upcoming mission to the lunar south pole.
"
".. full-scale cell network on the moon would add further noise to the night sky."

"“Using 4G frequencies on or around the moon is a violation of the ITU-R radio regulations”"

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon/

18.2.2025

#4G #IntuitiveMachines #IM2 #ITU #Mond #Mondlander #moon #NASA #Nokia #NRAO #Radioastronomie #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Within the next few years, a new #communications infrastructure will unfold for the Moon 🌙. Shackleton Crater is deeper than the #GrandCanyon. Extremes at the South Pole present challenges for establishing wireless networks like #WiFi 📶 and #5G📱. #Earth 🌎 is only visible for roughly two weeks of each month. #Nasa has funded #Nokia to demonstrate a #4G link on the #IM2 mission, which will be the first #cellular network on the #Moon https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240308-talking-on-the-moon-the-quest-to-establish-lunar-wifi

#SpaceCommunication

#Nokia : The #lunar 4G/LTE system will have two primary components. The base station unit will be integrated directly into #IntuitiveMachines’ spacecraft, the #NovaC lander. The second will form a network that will allow the vehicles and lander to #communicate with one another. A powerful direct-to-#Earth 🌎 radio connection from the lander will provide a link home https://www.nokia.com/about-us/newsroom/articles/inside-look-at-nokia-moon-mission/

#4G #Moon #SpaceCommunication #IM2

MSOLO PRIME-1 Simulation

#CLPS #CapeCanaveral #Florida #IM2 #JohnFKennedySpaceCenter #KSC #KennedySpaceCenter #MLI

⏩ 6 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=6&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20231118014641