New York, February 27: American company Intuitive Machines has successfully launched its second lunar mission to deliver science payloads of NASA to the Moon. The mission, codenamed IM-2, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:16 p.m. EST (5.46 a.m. IST), Xinhua news agency reported.

After the launch, Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Athena, will spend approximately one week in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar surface no earlier than March 6. The lander is loaded with scientific instruments and will carry NASA science investigations and technology demonstrations to further understand the Moon's environment, and help prepare for future human missions to the lunar surface, according to NASA.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천National Science Day 2025: Remembering CV Raman, the Indian Physicist Who Revolutionised Light Scattering With His Theory the Raman Effect (Watch Videos).

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IM-2 will demonstrate lunar mobility, resource prospecting, and analysis of volatile substances from sub-surface materials, a critical step toward uncovering water sources beyond the Earth -- a key component for establishing sustainable infrastructure both on the lunar surface and in space, according to Intuitive Machines.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Jeff Bezos Blue Origin슬롯사이트™s New Shepard Completes 10th Human Spaceflight, Carrying 6 Space Tourists Aboard NS-30 Flight.

Launched as a rideshare with the IM-2 delivery, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft also started its journey to lunar orbit, where it will map the distribution of the different forms of water on the Moon. Last year, Intuitive Machines made history when its first lunar lander, Odysseus, made a soft touchdown on the lunar surface, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 years.

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