february 28, 2024 - NASA
NASA, Intuitive Machines to Discuss Moon Mission, Science Successes
NASA and Intuitive Machines will co-host a televised news conference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 28, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight the company’s first mission, known as IM-1.
The lander, called Odysseus, carried six NASA science instruments to the South Pole region of the Moon as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, and Artemis campaign. The IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the Moon in more than 50 years, successfully landing on Feb. 22.
The news conference will air on NASA+, NASA Television, and the agency’s website
Learn how to stream NASA TV on a variety of platforms, including social media.
Participants in the news conference include:
- Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator, Exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Sue Lederer, CLPS project scientist, NASA Johnson
- Steve Altemus, chief executive officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines
- Tim Crain, chief technology officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines
Media interested in participating in person must RSVP no later than 11 a.m. on Feb. 28. To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than one hour before the start of the news conference. Submit either request to the NASA Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. The agency’s media accreditation policy is online.
For more information about the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, visit:
image001
2048x1536, 476KB
Related news |
|
|
|
december 08, 2019
|
september 11, 2019
|
|
Students from #newmexico will have an opportunity next week to talk with a #nasa astronaut currently living and working aboard the... |
The world’s smallest, thinnest and safest wireless charging pad has just made its debut and certainly leapfrogs over the rest – in... |
Download all 
Download all 
Share
Share via mail 
Automotive
Sport
Events
Art&Culture
Design
Fashion&Beauty
Food&Hospitality
Technology
Nautica
Racing
Excellence
Corporate
OffBeat
Green
Gift
Pop
Heritage
Entertainment
Health & Wellness