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Intuitive Machines flight controllers successfully fired the first liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine in space, completing the IM-1 mission engine commissioning. This engine firing included a full thrust mainstage engine burn and throttle down-profile necessary to land on the Moon. 🧵(16FEB2024 2020 CST) 1/3
Intuitive Machines358,668 次观看 • 2 年前
Athena completed her scheduled 492-second main engine Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn at 6:27 a.m. CST on March 3 and is currently orbiting the Moon. Over the next several hours, flight controllers plan to analyze data to verify the lander’s targeted circular orbit and confirm Athena’s expected landing time. Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a landing attempt on March 6. (3MAR2025 0750 CST) #AdLunam #IM2 #Athena
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Joined by legendary NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz, Intuitive Machines flight controllers commanded Athena’s third and final planned Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) at p.m. CST on March 2 to refine the lander’s trajectory ahead of Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI). Athena is now prepared for her scheduled March 3 LOI maneuver, the longest main engine firing to date. She continues to be in excellent health. #AdLunam #IM2 #Athena (2MAR2025 1600 CT)
Intuitive Machines111,631 次观看 • 1 年前
Our flight controllers used the Company’s Lunar Data Network to command Athena’s first planned Trajectory Correction maneuver (TCM) at 11:00 a.m. CT on February 28, 2025, to refine the lander’s trajectory ahead of Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI). Data from the 6-second full-thrust mainstage engine burn confirmed Athena hit her 9.5 m/s target with approximately .38 m/s accuracy. Propulsion mixture ratios, mass flow rate, and temperature were as predicted. The TCM was nominal per expectations. Athena continues to be in excellent health and is closer to the Moon now than the Earth. (28FEB2025 1630 CT)
Intuitive Machines73,456 次观看 • 1 年前
We submitted the final proposal for the next phase of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract, to build, fly, and operate the Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER vehicle on the Moon. NASA is expected to announce the LTV delivery and demonstration award by the end of 2025. Learn more:
Intuitive Machines40,596 次观看 • 11 个月前
2024: A Year to Remember for Intuitive Machines 🚀 This year, we reached for the stars—and landed on the Moon! 🌒 In February, we made history, returning the United States to the Moon for the first time since 1972. But 2024 wasn’t just about the landing. It was about laying the foundation to provide lunar services that unlock the lunar economy. Highlights include: ⭐️ Winning $4.82 billion max value NASA Near Space Network contracts to establish communication and navigation services for missions in the near space region, ⭐️ Building on our leadership role in the Artemis campaign by earning a fourth contract under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, to deliver payloads to the Moon, and ⭐️ Securing a prime contractor position under NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract and taking the Moon RACER LTV from concept to reality in just four months. We capped off an epic year by completing the LTV’s first round of human-in-the-loop testing just weeks ago. As we prepare for the IM-2 Mission in 2025, we’re proud to be at the forefront of humanity’s return to the Moon, shaping the future of lunar mobility, sustainability, and exploration—on the Moon and beyond. 🌠 Here’s to dreaming big! Thank you for being part of our journey. Together, we’ll make 2025 even more extraordinary! #SpaceExploration #AdLunam #NASA #2024Highlights #HappyNewYear
Intuitive Machines49,418 次观看 • 1 年前
Happy #NationalSpaceDay! 2026 is a transformational year for space. We’re moving beyond one-off missions to persistent, recurring space infrastructure. Through our recent acquisition of Lanteris Space, an Intuitive Machines Company, we’ve expanded into a multi-domain prime, delivering: 🛰️Next-gen satellite platforms 🛜Near Space Network Services 🌖Reliable lunar logistics Check out our new footprint on
Intuitive Machines11,026 次观看 • 3 个月前
Powering exploration where sunlight can’t reach. ⚡🌕 Moon RACER, Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), successfully received wireless energy from Star Catcher, proving compatibility with #OrbitalPowerSystems to keep missions running through the #LunarNight Read more:
Intuitive Machines20,152 次观看 • 8 个月前
Apollo astronauts made history by driving the Lunar Roving Vehicle across the Moon’s surface. Now, their insights are helping push the frontier further with the Moon RACER team’s next-gen Lunar Terrain Vehicle. The team is delivering a static mock-up to NASA's Johnson Space Center for testing, a second mobile mock-up is expected to be unveiled in November.
Intuitive Machines36,253 次观看 • 1 年前
The winter solstice brings the shortest day of the year, but our vision for lunar mobility reaches far beyond the longest night. 🌑 Our Lunar Terrain Vehicle is engineered for the extremes. From the blistering heat of lunar daylight to the deep cold of lunar night. Merry Christmas from Intuitive Machines! 🎄
Intuitive Machines15,876 次观看 • 7 个月前
This month, we celebrated our 200th day of hot fire testing on the Mobile Test Stand (MTS)—a huge milestone on our journey to provide orbital and surface delivery services! Christened in March 2019, the MTS includes the avionics and propulsion systems required to perform development testing and performance verification of our main engine, motor valves, and avionics systems. The series of tests executed on our 200th test day advanced our performance, cooling, and stability objectives for the IM-3 main engine injector.
Intuitive Machines18,971 次观看 • 11 个月前
