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<\/figure>As part of NASA\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, SpaceX is targeting no earlier than 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, for a Falcon 9 launch of Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar lander to the Moon\u2019s surface. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Live launch coverage will air on NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, the NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s website, with prelaunch events starting Monday, Feb. 12. Learn how to stream NASA TV<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lander is expected to land on the Moon Thursday, Feb. 22. Among the items on its lander, the IM-1 mission will carry NASA science and technology instruments focusing on plume-surface interactions, space weather\/lunar surface interactions, radio astronomy, precision landing technologies, and a communication and navigation node for future autonomous navigation technologies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Full coverage of this mission is as follows (all times Eastern):\u00a0<\/p>\n Monday, Feb. 12<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n 11 a.m. \u2013 Science media teleconference with the following participants:<\/p>\n Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency\u2019s website:\u00a0<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/a><\/p>\n Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, media must contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 10 a.m. Feb. 12, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>.\u00a0The public can submit questions on social media using #AskNASA.<\/p>\n 4:30 p.m. \u2013 Lunar delivery readiness media teleconference with the following participants:\u00a0<\/p>\n Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency\u2019s website:\u00a0<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/a><\/p>\n Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, media must contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wednesday, Feb. 14<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n 12:15 a.m. \u2013 NASA TV launch coverage begins\u00a0<\/p>\n 12:57 a.m. \u2013 Launch\u00a0<\/p>\n Coverage is subject to change based on real-time operational activities. Follow the Artemis blog<\/a> for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n NASA launch coverage<\/strong>\u00a0 On launch day, a \u201ctech feed\u201d of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.\u00a0<\/p>\n NASA website launch coverage<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 12:15 a.m. Feb. 14, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on the Artemis blog for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n Attend launch virtually<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Members of the public can register<\/a> to attend this launch virtually. Registrants will receive mission updates and activities by email. NASA\u2019s virtual guest program<\/a> for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities, and a virtual guest passport stamp following a successful launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch, engage on social media<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Let people know you\u2019re following the mission on X, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtag #Artemis. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts:\u00a0<\/p>\n X: <\/strong>@NASA<\/a>, @NASAKennedy<\/a>, @NASAArtemis<\/a>, @NASAMoon<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Facebook: <\/strong>NASA<\/a>, NASAKennedy<\/a>, NASAArtemis<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Instagram:<\/strong> @NASA<\/a>, @NASAKennedy<\/a>, @NASAArtemis<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n In May 2019, the agency awarded a task order for scientific payload delivery to Intuitive Machines. Through Artemis, commercial robotic deliveries will perform science experiments, test technologies, and demonstrate capabilities to help NASA explore the Moon in advance of Artemis Generation astronaut missions to the lunar surface, in preparation for future missions to Mars.<\/p>\n NASA is working with several U.S. companies to deliver science and technology to the lunar surface through the agency\u2019s CLPS initiative. This pool of companies may bid on task orders. A task order award includes payload integration and operations, as well as launching from Earth and landing on the surface of the Moon. CLPS contracts are indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity contracts with a cumulative maximum contract value of $2.6 billion through 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information about the agency\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, see:\u00a0<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/clps<\/a><\/p>\n Para obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre cobertura en espa\u00f1ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espa\u00f1ol, comun\u00edquese con Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: <\/em>antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov<\/em><\/a> o<\/em> messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n -end-\u00a0<\/p>\n Karen Fox \/ Alise Fisher\u00a0 Nilufar Ramji \u00a0 Antonia Jaramillo\u00a0\n
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Audio only of the launch coverage will be carried on the NASA \u201cV\u201d circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, or -7135. On launch day, the full mission broadcast can be heard on -1220 and -1240, while the countdown net only can be heard on -7135 beginning approximately one hour before the launch broadcast begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Headquarters, Washington\u00a0
202-358-1275
karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston\u00a0
281-483-5111
nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kennedy Space Center, Florida\u00a0
321-501-8425
antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n