India, Feb. 16 -- A suite of NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations is on the way to the Moon to provide insights into the lunar surface environment and test technologies for future landers and Artemis astronauts.
NASA said that at 1:05 a.m. ET on Thursday, Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander made communications contact with the company's mission operations center in Houston. The spacecraft is stable and receiving solar power.
These deliveries are part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, which includes new solar system science to better understand planetary processes and evolution...