Robot model
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…
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
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Key facts
Focus
Robot
Specs
Role
Autonomy
Weight kg
Payload kg
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $118M to $148M (actual sale price)as of 2024-01-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$118,000,000 - $148,000,000 USDactual sale priceas of 2024-01-01
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2024
Deployments (2)
Launched 2025-02-26 (Falcon 9).
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,…
Nova-C Lander on the deployment map
Where Nova-C Lander is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Intuitive Machines IM-1 Nova-C landing
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 6, 2025
at The Moon
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 22, 2024
at The Moon
- Price point recorded: $118,000,000-$148,000,000VerifiedJan 1, 2024
Actual sale price
Deployment-verified media (1)
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.
From deployment: The Moon
Regulatory filings (2)
- CLPS Task Order (IM-2 / PRIME-1)other · othergranted
Applicant: Intuitive Machines
- CLPS Task Order (IM-1)other · othergranted
Applicant: Intuitive Machines
Safety record
No incidents on record for Nova-C Lander.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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.
- How much does Nova-C Lander cost?
- Nova-C Lander is listed at $118,000,000 to $148,000,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
- Is Nova-C Lander actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Nova-C Lander is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- What are the specs of Nova-C Lander?
- Nova-C Lander's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Weight: 1908 kg; Payload: 100 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- 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.
- Can you buy Nova-C Lander?
- Nova-C Lander is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
- Is Nova-C Lander approved by regulators?
- Nova-C Lander has 2 regulatory records on the DEPLOY registry: regulatory filing (CLPS Task Order (IM-2 / PRIME-1)), granted; regulatory filing (CLPS Task Order (IM-1)), granted. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
- What are alternatives to Nova-C Lander?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Nova-C Lander include Chang'e Lander, Mira, W-Series Capsule, Astrobee.
- How does Nova-C Lander compare to Chang'e Lander?
- Nova-C Lander and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Nova-C Lander has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Nova-C Lander a top space?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Nova-C Lander ranks in roughly the top 19% of space models tracked by the registry.
- 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.
- Is Nova-C Lander safe?
- Nova-C Lander has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Nova-C Lander.Recent coverage
Nova-C Lander in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Nova-C Lander from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/nova-c-lander.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/b08e32f0-9ae9-4254-bf85-ad2b9ea9d3bc
- Revision history: /models/nova-c-lander/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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Reality vs attention
Nova-C Lander draws attention at the 65th percentile but verifies reality at the 76th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap -11.4, 20th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026