{"id":22865,"date":"2025-02-26T19:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22865"},"modified":"2025-02-26T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:24:12","slug":"how-to-watch-the-launch-of-intuitive-machiness-second-moon-landing-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22865","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch the Launch of Intuitive Machines\u2019s Second Moon Landing Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its Athena lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When the spacecraft, named Odysseus, set down on the moon last February, it managed to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/22\/science\/intuitive-machines-lander-history.html\" title>communicate with Earth<\/a> even though it had toppled <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/23\/science\/moon-lander-intuitive-nasa.html\" title>on its side<\/a>. It was the first commercially operated lander to reach the moon\u2019s surface, and the first American vehicle to land softly on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The company\u2019s second lander, named Athena, is now on the launchpad. Here\u2019s what you need to know about Wednesday\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-176f61f\">When is the launch, and how can I watch it?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Athena and three other spacecraft will launch on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 7:16 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 26. There is a greater than 95 percent chance of favorable weather.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If weather or technical issues arise, backup opportunities will be available during a four-day launch window. After that, the mission would have to be delayed by a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">NASA will provide coverage of the launch beginning about 45 minutes before liftoff.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-19ca9fa3\">Where is Athena going?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If the launch occurs Wednesday, the Intuitive Machines spacecraft will try to land on March 6 in Mons Mouton, a region about 100 miles from the moon\u2019s south pole. That will be closer to the south pole than any previous lunar lander.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time?When the spacecraft, named Odysseus, set down on the moon last February, it managed to communicate with Earth even though it had toppled on its side. It was the first commercially operated lander to reach the moon\u2019s surface, and the first American vehicle to land softly on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.The company\u2019s second lander, named Athena, is now on the launchpad. Here\u2019s what you need to know about Wednesday\u2019s flight.When is the launch, and how can I watch it?Athena and three other spacecraft will launch on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 7:16 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 26. There is a greater than 95 percent chance of favorable weather.If weather or technical issues arise, backup opportunities will be available during a four-day launch window. After that, the mission would have to be delayed by a month.NASA will provide coverage of the launch beginning about 45 minutes before liftoff.Where is Athena going?If the launch occurs Wednesday, the Intuitive Machines spacecraft will try to land on March 6 in Mons Mouton, a region about 100 miles from the moon\u2019s south pole. That will be closer to the south pole than any previous lunar lander.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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