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NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-increase-value-of-clps-contract-to-support-surge-of-lunar-lander-missions/

#Commercial missions currently targeting lunar 🌙 landing attempts in 2026

• #BlueOrigin: #BlueMoon
• #Firefly: #BlueGhost
• #IntuitiveMachines: #IM3
• #Astrobotic: #Griffin

In the second half of the year, #China 🇨🇳 aims to land at the lunar south pole and seek out water ice with its #robotic Chang'e 7 spacecraft
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/moon-rush-these-private-spacecraft-will-attempt-lunar-landings-in-2026

"Intuitive Machines" has already sent missions to the moon? I never heard of them.

#NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are also working together to get people on the moon. There are so many ongoing missions among the nations. It's as if they are racing to get off the Earth before the judgments fall. But there would only be few seats available. Most of the taxpayers, responsible for funding much of the space programs, would be left behind.

#moon #SpaceX #IntuitiveMachines #BlueOrigin

https://www.europesays.com/videos/6507/ Sky News goes inside space lab designing the new moon suit #america #Apollo17 #breaking #commercial #IntuitiveMachines #live #LiveNow #LunarSurface #mission #moon #MoonLanding #NASA #NASAExperiments #rocket #SkyNews #space #stars #US #watch #WatchLive

NASA pivots to moon base, nuclear propulsion in expanded multi-billion-dollar program

NASA has cancelled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead build a $28.7…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #ArtemisProgram #AU #Australia #BlueOrigin #ElonMusk #IntuitiveMachines #JaredIsaacman #JosefAschbacher #lanterisspacesystems #loriglaze #LunarGateway #LunarGatewaystation #lunr.o #Marsmission #NASA #NorthropGrumman #Science #SpaceX
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/562989/

The Radio-wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath (ROLSES) instrument onboard the #IntuitiveMachines-1 Mission to the Moon: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22600 -> "This paper describes the design and operations of the ROLSES instrument and presents initial observations made during transit and surface operations in February 2024. We also describe next version of this instrument (ROLSES 2) currently under development."

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-raises-175-million-in-stock-sale/

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115853731744568358

• #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
• #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
• #BlueMoon 🌙
• #Neutron 🚀
• #Nova 🚀
• #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
• #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
• Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
• #ChangE7
• #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
• #TerranR 🚀
• #Eclipse 🚀
• #NovaC 🌙
• #BlueGhost 🌙
• #Astroscale refueler ⛽
• #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
• #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
• #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

#NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

Intuitive Machines and Telespazio to collaborate on lunar satellite networks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-and-telespazio-to-collaborate-on-lunar-satellite-networks/

Intuitive Machines sees Lanteris deal creating new opportunities in defense and exploration

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-sees-lanteris-deal-creating-new-opportunities-in-defense-and-exploration/

Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-to-acquire-lanteris-space-systems/

Polish space company Scanway Space secures U.S., European deals amid international expansion drive

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/polish-space-company-scanway-space-secures-u-s-european-deals-amid-international-expansion-drive/

#SpaceNews:
"
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

Commercial competition and cooperation at the moon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/commercial-competition-and-cooperation-at-the-moon/

Moon RACER Activates Self-Driving Mode for Lunar Exploration

On a rugged mock moonscape, the Moon RACER team demonstrated its terrestrial Lunar Terrain Vehicle mock-up’s ability to autonomously navigate using advanced LiDAR and perception software.

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/moon-racer-activates-self-driving-mode-for-lunar-exploration

#space #moon #RACER #MoonRACER #IntuitiveMachines #engineering #Astrodon #science #STEM #news #LIDAR

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

Intuitive Machines maanlander dood verklaart na omvallen op zijn kant

De Athena-lander kan zijn batterijen niet opladen vanwege de oriëntatie van zijn zonnepanelen.

De Athena-lander belandde op zijn kant op het oppervlak van de Maan. Credit: Intuitive Machines

Minder dan een dag nadat Intuitive Machines op de Maan landd

https://www.kuuke.nl/intuitive-machines-maanlander-dood-verklaart-na-omvallen-op-zijn-kant/

#athena #IntuitiveMachines #maan #maanlander #MonsMouton #nasa

Other companies said I was daft to land a lander on the moon, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the regolith. So, I built a second one. That feĺl over onto its side. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the regolith, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest Intuitive Machine in Mons Mouton.

#IntuitiveMachines #Athena #lunarlander

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/space/2025/03/07/515590/houston-based-intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-declared-dead-after-landing-sideways-on-moon/

#HealthScience #NASA #News #Space #IntuitiveMachines #LunarLander #Nasa #PrivateSpaceTravel

So the moon lander is toast, tipped over in a crater.

The part that gets me is this quote:

"The bigger, four-wheeled rover never made it off the fallen lander, but data beamed back indicates it survived and could have driven away had everything gone well"

The thing should've had an explosive emergency deploy, and a tow hitch and four-way flashers and they could've had it drag the failed lander back to a good location and orientation. Beep, beep, beep, "backing up here."

#intuitiveMachines

@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

"A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines. ... 'The mission has concluded and teams are continuing to assess the data collected throughout the mission,' the company said in a statement."

https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-nasa-intuitive-machines-athena-88ccdbc183bfd90b7f40ad266d56ad02

#Space #Moon #SpaceEnvironment #IntuitiveMachines #Athena

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

"Private lunar lander, with help from Columbia Sportswear, touches down on moon, but status is unknown" by AP via KGW News (NBC Portland) - Second lunar probe landing attempt by #IntuitiveMachines sent no telemetry so far after touchdown. Portland OR area watching again because insulating covers are made by Columbia Sportswear using space blankets they adapted from spacecraft tech for winter jackets, now back to use in space. https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/aerospace/private-lunar-lander-columbia-sportswear-touches-down-on-moon-status-unknown/283-bac1e15e-2a4a-4ed6-8551-069d73235671 #NewSpace #Moon #space #science #business #PNW

Just hearing a bit of the #intuitiveMachines press conference.

They're still not sure if they are upright or not. One bit of data - from the "Inertial measurement unit" suggests they are on their side. Some rocket engine data suggested they were upright.

Good data comms apparently, so they'll be able to do some things.

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

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

#DLR:
"
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

"
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

📆 2025 preview :

• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025

• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025

@picard
Is that sort of like realizing you forgot to add a laser safing signal wire to the wiring harness on your laser range finder? #intuitivemachines #IM1