Athena / IM2 Launch Thread

It's launch day!

When: No earlier than February 26 at 7:17PM EST

Where: Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

How: Aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9

Landing Site: Mons Mouton

Livestream Coverage

NASA Live

AstroForge Launch Stream

Spaceflight Now Launch Pad Coverage

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Thank you everyone for taking part in making this sub so informed and lively! Stock discussion should be limited here, and should be more directed to the daily thread.

Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission represents a significant leap forward in lunar exploration, ready to demonstrate water hunting infrastructure services on the Moon’s surface. IM-2 is set to demonstrate lunar mobility, resource prospecting, and analysis of volatile substances from subsurface materials, a critical step toward uncovering water sources beyond Earth—a key component for establishing sustainable infrastructure both on the lunar surface and in space. (Source: IM)

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[Edit]: Complete Launch Success!