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Nova-C Lunar Lander (2021)
https://www.intuitivemachines.com/lunarlander
Specs:
100 kg payload capacity to the surface of the moon
(250Kbps-6Mbps) 24/7 Data coverage
At least 200 watts of power on the surface
Payload mounting locations per customer
Modular and adaptive design
Soft touchdown ~ 1m/ second
Hazard avoidance navigation
Land anywhere on the moon
Over 9m² of payload mounting surface
Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX to launch commercial lunar lander
October 2, 2019
In a statement, Intuitive Machines said it “ultimately selected SpaceX for its proven record of reliability and outstanding value.” The company said the Nova-C mission will take off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Intuitive Machines is one of three companies selected by NASA in May to carry government-sponsored science instruments to the moon through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program.
Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based company, announced in August that its Peregrine lunar lander will fly into space aboard the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket. NASA terminated the CLPS task order of another company, OrbitBeyond, in July.
The CLPS missions are designed to provide transportation for science instruments to the moon in advance of a human landing planned under NASA’s Artemis program.
Peregine Lunar Lander
https://www.astrobotic.com/peregrine
https://www.intuitivemachines.com/lunarlander
Specs:
100 kg payload capacity to the surface of the moon
(250Kbps-6Mbps) 24/7 Data coverage
At least 200 watts of power on the surface
Payload mounting locations per customer
Modular and adaptive design
Soft touchdown ~ 1m/ second
Hazard avoidance navigation
Land anywhere on the moon
Over 9m² of payload mounting surface
Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX to launch commercial lunar lander
October 2, 2019
In a statement, Intuitive Machines said it “ultimately selected SpaceX for its proven record of reliability and outstanding value.” The company said the Nova-C mission will take off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Intuitive Machines is one of three companies selected by NASA in May to carry government-sponsored science instruments to the moon through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program.
Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based company, announced in August that its Peregrine lunar lander will fly into space aboard the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket. NASA terminated the CLPS task order of another company, OrbitBeyond, in July.
The CLPS missions are designed to provide transportation for science instruments to the moon in advance of a human landing planned under NASA’s Artemis program.
Peregine Lunar Lander
https://www.astrobotic.com/peregrine
