# Nova-C Lander: robot model

Canonical ID: `b08e32f0-9ae9-4254-bf85-ad2b9ea9d3bc`

- **Slug:** nova-c-lander
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 2

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [nova-c-im2-moon-2025](/deployments/nova-c-im2-moon-2025.md) at The Moon (id: `334918a0-261e-4b1b-a5ff-1e244a1f497a`)
- [nova-c-im1-moon-2024](/deployments/nova-c-im1-moon-2024.md) at The Moon (id: `419a218c-434f-4331-8986-c4791c50ed76`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Intuitive Machines IM-1 Nova-C landing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-qwhozfYeQ). _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.


## Supply chain

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## 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.


## Sources (1)

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

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