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Brett Tingley

SpaceX to launch Intuitive Machines lander Feb. 15 on 2nd try for NASA's commercial moon program

A cylindrical spacecraft with four triangular legs is surrounded by two clamshell-like halves of a rocket payload fairing in a hangar.

Update for Feb. 14: SpaceX is now aiming to launch the IM-1 moon lander mission for Intuitive Machines no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 15, due to a liquid methane temperature issue during preparations to fuel the Odysseus lander. You can read our story and see the updated times for the mission below.

Early Wednesday morning (Feb. 14), Intuitive Machines will kick off its quest to become the first private company to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.

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