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Intuitive Machines receives launch window from SpaceX<\/h2>\n

IM-1, Intuitive Machines\u2019 first lunar landing mission, is set to launch no earlier than January 12, 2024. This date came from SpaceX, its contracted launcher for this mission. The launch will take place on a Falcon 9 rocket, one of the most reliable rockets on the market.<\/p>\n

The mission will carry up to five NASA payloads and payloads from customers that purchased space on the lander. IM-1 is a part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program that\u2019s goal is to provide a sustainable presence on the lunar surface for scientific research.<\/p>\n

If it sounds like you just read about a CLPS mission getting a launch date, that\u2019s because you did. Astrobotic\u2019s Peregrine Mission One received its launch date on ULA\u2019s new Vulcan rocket for Christmas Eve. However, that window is short, lasting only three days.<\/p>\n

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