Intuitive Machine's second mission to the moon, IM-2, is set to launch Wednesday evening from KSC. Onboard is NASA science.

Live updates from Wednesday night’s SpaceX IM-2 lunar lander and Starlink 12-13 back-to-back launches from Cape Canaveral ...

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Its next stop - the moon's south pole.

UPDATE Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying IM-2 successfully lifted off at 7:16 P.M. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Early next month, a robotic lander will arrive at the Moon ...

Expand to read more NASA Listen to this article 5 min The commercial customers flying payloads on Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission reported varying levels of success for their technologies.

Assuming IM-2 lands on target, the crater - known only as Crater H - should be 1,300 to 1,650 feet (400 to 500 m) from the landing site. Temperatures inside the crater could dip as low as –370 F ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission will launch no earlier than February 26th, aiming to land on the Moon's south pole around March 6th. The mission will focus on exploring the lunar south pole for ...

SpaceX successfully launched its third Moon landing mission of 2025 on Wednesday, sending the Athena lander into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. (AP photo) ...

An ambitious lunar mission is set to lift off today for a landing in March. The Intuitive Machines-2 (IM-2) mission carries Athena, a Nova-C class lunar lander, and is headed for the moon's south ...

SpaceX launch doubleheader recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Wednesday, Feb. 26, back-to-back liftoffs of two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral on the IM-2 lunar lander ...

The final images from the ‘Athena’ lander seem to show it awkwardly approaching the Moon from its side. Intuitive Machines has since confirmed that the IM-2's orientation is off.