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Nova-C Lander at The Moon

Commercial lunar lander using terrain-relative navigation cameras, a laser range finder and NASA's Navigation Doppler Lidar for autonomous hazard-relative descent.

Nova-C Lander by Intuitive Machines · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines' live broadcast of its IM-1 'Odysseus' Nova-C lunar landing (February 2024). It was the first commercial Moon landing, but Odysseus came down faster than planned and tipped onto its side, a partial success; the follow-on IM-2 'Athena' also tipped.

The IM-1 Odysseus lander touched down near the lunar south pole on 2024-02-22, marking the first US soft landing since Apollo and the first commercial soft landing, but the vehicle came in too fast, broke a landing leg, and tipped partially onto its side, resulting in reduced communications and a partial success outcome.

Key facts

Mission
IM-1 (Odysseus)
Outcome
Landed near the lunar south pole 2024-02-22 - first US soft landing since Apollo and first commercial soft landing - but came in too fast, broke a landing leg and TIPPED partially onto its side; reduced comms (partial success)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Nova-C Lander at The Moon.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Nova-C Lander
Company
Intuitive Machines
Location
The Moon
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2024-02-22
ID
419a218c-434f-4331-8986-c4791c50ed76

Timeline

  1. Feb 2024
    First recorded
    Nova-C Lander first documented operating at The Moon.
  2. Feb 2024
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-odysseus-private-moon-landing-success
  2. https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Nova-C Lander at The Moon.

Common questions

What is the Nova-C Lander deployment at The Moon?
Nova-C Lander, built by Intuitive Machines, is recorded as a deployment at The Moon on the DEPLOY registry. Intuitive Machines operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Nova-C Lander at The Moon?
Intuitive Machines, the manufacturer of Nova-C Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Nova-C Lander deployment at The Moon go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting February 22, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Nova-C Lander deployment at The Moon still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Nova-C Lander deployment at The Moon?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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