Intuitive Machines Eyeing Early 2022 Lunar Launch

April 27, 2021 |Satellite

Texas' Intuitive Machines is seeking FCC International Bureau OK to launch and operate its NOVA-C lunar lander for up to 60 days as part of NASA's commercial lunar payload services program to explore the moon's surface. In a bureau application Friday, it said NOVA-C launch is set for early 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, and it will deliver commercial cargo and five NASA payloads to the moon.