New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- US space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is preparing to launch its mission moon on February 26. The spacecraft Nova-C lander 'Athena' on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for a lift-off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center from Launch Complex 39A.

This mission is a part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. In a post on X, NASA stated, "To the Moon! On Feb. 26, NASA science and tech are set to launch on @Int_Machines' Nova-C lander, Athena. Watch live coverage of our second lunar mission with Intuitive Machines here on X."

The Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission, carrying NASA science investigations and technology demonstrations to the ...