SpaceX plans to use its Falcon 9 rocket to send Intuitive Machines’ new Nova-C lander to the moon. The rocket is scheduled to be launched on February 14, at 08:57 Moscow time, from the John F. Kennedy Space Center. JFK in Florida.
It will take Nova-C nine days to reach the Moon and attempt a landing. The impact crater Malapert A, located about 300 kilometers from the south pole of the Earth’s natural satellite, is to be the mission’s landing site.
If successful, Intuitive Machines will become the first private company to solve the problem of delivering cargo to the Moon.