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Sign in to saveIM-2 was a lunar mission run by Intuitive Machines as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. It was launched on 27 February 2025, at 00:16:30UTC. The Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, reached the surface of the Moon on 6 March 2025, at 17:28:50UTC. Contact was temporarily lost during the landing process; when it was re-established, it indicated that the spacecraft was not in the correct orientation and one of the two radio antennas was not operating. The sideways orientation prevented the spacecraft from generating sufficient power. By 7 March, Athenas power had been
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- AstroAnt
- Spaceflight.image
- File:Athena_sideways_on_the_Moon.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Athena rests sideways after landing
- Spaceflight.insignia
- IM-2 insignia.png
- Spaceflight.insignia_caption
- IM-2 mission insigniaMotto: INTER LUCEM ET TENEBRAS(Between Light and Darkness)
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Lunar rover
- Spaceflight.operator
- Intuitive Machines
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2025-038A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 63099
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- Athena
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- Nova-C
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- MIT
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 27 February 2025
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- SpaceX
- Spaceflight.last_contact
- 7 March 2025, 06:15UTC
- Spaceflight.programme
- 'Intuitive Machines Nova-C'''''
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Background
- Payloads
- Nova-C lander
- ''Yaoki'' rover
- MAPP rover
- PRIME-1
- Instruments
- Mission events
- Prior to launch
- Launch
- Landing
- Post-mission
- See also
- References
- External links
IM-2 was a lunar mission run by Intuitive Machines as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. It was launched on 27 February 2025, at 00:16:30UTC. The Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, reached the surface of the Moon on 6 March 2025, at 17:28:50UTC. Contact was temporarily lost during the landing process; when it was re-established, it indicated that the spacecraft was not in the correct orientation and one of the two radio antennas was not operating. The sideways orientation prevented the spacecraft from generating sufficient power. By 7 March, Athenas power had been fully depleted and was not expected to replenish, bringing the mission to its end.
Athena was designed to investigate the presence and quantity of lunar water ice using PRIME-1, a payload of a drill and mass spectrometer. Athena also carried a drone that was equipped with a neutron spectrometer to explore the permanently shadowed region (PSR) of Marston crater near the landing site. The mission aimed to measure hydrogen in the PSR, looking for indications of solid water ice.