After launching Feb. 26 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Intuitive Machines’ lander is preparing to land on the Moon at 11:30 a.m. CST at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. Watch now on NASA+ or the agency’s website. Aboard the mission are a suite of NASA technology and science payloads on their way [...]
After successfully completing descent orbit insertion at 4:33 a.m. CST Thursday, Intuitive Machines flight controllers are gathering data and checking the lander’s landing systems for accuracy ahead of landing on the lunar surface for its IM-2 mission. The updated landing time is 11:30 a.m. CST. As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative [...]
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA GRX-810 Licensing Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research Center John Lawson NASA Glenn Research Center Steven M. Arnold Aaron B. Brister Robert W. Carter Robert H. Earp Timothy P. Gabb Christopher J. Giuffre Paul R. Gradl Jason M. Hanna Bryan [...]
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) eVTOL Propulsion Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research Center Aaron D. Anderson Devin K. Boyle Jeffryes W. Chapman Peggy A. Cornell Timothy P. Dever Justin P. Elchert Henry B. Fain Xavier Collazo Fernandez Matthew G. Granger Jonathan M. Gutknecht Michael C. [...]
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1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Advanced Power Electronics Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research Center David Avanesian Julie A. Blystone Rebecca A. Buehrle Marc A. Carbone Ariel E. Dimston Matthew G. Granger* Susanah R. Kowalewski Alex M. Leary John M. Maroli Erik J. Stalcup HX5 Gregor Liederbach [...]
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Rotor Optimization for the Advancement of Mars eXploration (ROAMX) hover test stand with ROAMX blades installed in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) low-pressure chamber at NASA Ames Research Center.NASA During 2024-2025, helicopter blades optimized for Mars were tested in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center as part of the Rotor Optimization [...]
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) What is a NASA Spinoff? Well, to answer that question, we’re going to have to go all the way back to 1958, back to the legislation that originally created the space agency, NASA. So in that legislation, there’s some forward-looking language that says, “Make [...]
