SpaceX Launches Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander Written 15 February 2024

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Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. | Credit: NASA; YouTube Framegrab

The New York Times reports that a robotic lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines was launched into space by SpaceX early Thursday morning. If all goes well, it will become the first American spacecraft to set down on the moon’s surface since 1972.
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