IM-2 Athena Nova-C lunar lander spacecraft family
IM-2 Athena was Intuitive Machines’ second Nova-C lunar lander and a NASA CLPS mission. It landed near Mons Mouton on March 6, 2025, came to rest on its side, and returned limited engineering and science data before an early mission end.
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- Aliases
- IM-2AthenaIntuitive Machines IM-2Nova-C Athena
- Family Name
- IM-2 Athena
- Full Name
- IM-2 Athena Nova-C lunar lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- IM-2 Athena was Intuitive Machines’ second Nova-C lunar lander and a NASA CLPS mission. It landed near Mons Mouton on March 6, 2025, came to rest on its side, and returned limited engineering and science data before an early mission end.
- First Flight Year
- 2,025
- Last Flight Year
- 2,025
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:12:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:12:42 UTC