Who makes Nova-C Lander?

Nova-C Lander is made by Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, USA, founded in 2013.

Where is Nova-C Lander deployed?

2 verified deployments of Nova-C Lander are on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.

What is Nova-C Lander's maturity stage?

Nova-C Lander is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Robot model

Nova-C Lander

Name: Nova-C Lander
Brand: Intuitive Machines

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 is a space robot built by Intuitive Machines. · Documented in 2 deployments in The Moon.

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Machine-readable surfaces

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Form factor: space
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 2
ID: b08e32f0-9ae9-4254-bf85-ad2b9ea9d3bc

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Specs

role: lunar lander
autonomy: terrain-relative nav + NDL hazard-relative descent

Recent deployments (2)

Nova-C Lander at The MoonThe Moon
Nova-C Lander at The MoonThe Moon

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

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. Intuitive Machines describes Nova-C as an autonomous lander; the autonomy and 'precision landing' framing are the maker's.

Sources (1)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuitive_Machines_Nova-C

Common questions

What is Nova-C Lander?: Commercial lunar lander using terrain-relative navigation cameras, a laser range finder and NASA's Navigation Doppler Lidar for autonomous hazard-relative descent.
Who makes Nova-C Lander?: Nova-C Lander is made by Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, USA, founded in 2013.
Where is Nova-C Lander deployed?: 2 verified deployments of Nova-C Lander are on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
What is Nova-C Lander's maturity stage?: Nova-C Lander is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.