KinetX Supports Historic IM-1 Lunar Mission with Navigation Expertise
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Odysseus lunar lander after separation from the SpaceX Falcon 9.
Image Credit: SpaceX/Intuitive Machines
Early this morning, members of the Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics team at KinetX attended and supported the launch of Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Odysseus NOVA-C lunar lander! The Odysseus lander was injected into a translunar trajectory by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, and is currently on its journey to the Moon. The KinetX team is providing orbit determination and optical navigation support for the mission, with several members working on-site at Intuitive Machines’ missions operations center. KinetX is excited to be supporting this historic mission, as it attempts to be the first U.S. vehicle to successfully land on the Moon since the last Apollo lander in 1972. Go Odysseus (Odie)!
