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Tim

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4 months

We have data

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Sometimes you have to work with what you have!!! Thanks for the assist NASA and NDL team!

NASA Technology

@NASA_Technology

4 months

"We put the [Navigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing] as a tech demo and as a test, we weren't planning to use it... for the actual mission... but now we are. So, basically, it is the primary system to help provide the velocity and altitude information." —

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@DrPhiltill We had a big roll maneuver at the end that was a challenge. Next time I want antennae that can be pointed!

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The displays in Nova Control turn purple when they lose telemetry. As the spectral power from Odie's radios faded to the noise floor and all the displays turned purple, we played Purple Rain and said goodnight. We'll look for Odie with the dawn (like Gandalf). #adlunam

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Odysseus has a new home.

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Good stuff Tony. We’re still working through the detailed nav data to get the exact post-contact dynamics right. But I think this is very plausible. #adlunam

Tony Bela - InfographicTony

@InfographicTony

4 months

A clearer picture of the Odysseus landing (my unofficial interpretation) This will be added to the main infographic which depicts the whole IM-1 mission once I get solid confirmation that this is how it went down.

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@SciGuySpace I may have let my inner Monty Python slip out under the stress of the moment.

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2 months

Vroom vroom! Let's Go! #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

2 months

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines $30 million as a prime contractor to complete a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract. The company’s global Moon RACER team will be tasked with creating a feasibility roadmap to develop and deploy a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the Moon using

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3 months

It’s true. #adlunam

Jack Fischer

@Astro2fish

3 months

My new bumper sticker 😉

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3 months

Great test flight today @SpaceX ! Watching the forward leaning development back during Falcon1 changed my thinking on space systems. Keep pushing the envelope!

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4 months

Odie. Never. Say. Die.

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

Odysseus continues to generate solar power on the Moon, allowing flight controllers to continue gathering data from the south pole region in furtherance of the IM-1 Mission objectives. Flight controllers are analyzing new solar charging data and using the additional time to

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4 months

Super excited for the @JAXA_en SLIM team waking their lander up. Lunar night is no joke. Imagine leaving your favorite electronics outside for 14 nights in Antarctica!

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4 months

Such a strange and magical feeling to see the Moon in the sky and see in your mind’s eye a wondrous device you had a hand in creating orbiting it north to south and waiting for its chance to land. #adlunam

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4 months

Hello Odie!

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3 months

I’ll never look at the Moon the same knowing Odie is there waiting for us at the South Pole. Let’s go! #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

3 months

Our official IM-1 mission ended on February 29th, as Odie was not designed to survive the Moon’s harsh temperatures without sunlight. While we wait for the possibility of hearing from Odie once the sun shines on the solar panels prior to the end of the month, watch our mission

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4 months

Glenn is a real one.

FlyIt

@FlyItRealFast

4 months

Meet the guy who led the team that developed NDL @NASA_Langley . This system allowed @Int_Machines IM-1 lander, Odysseus, to safely land at Malapert A crater, after the primary system failed. Nice job Mr. Hines! @CrainTim

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Drove by the old Morpheus hangar, B220, on my from JSC. What a long road it has been since those early tests.

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It’s been a minute John! That last lap before landing felt a lot like running out onto the field of the Cotton Bowl for TXOU! #adlunam #hookem

John Bianco

@UT_Bianco

4 months

Congrats to our very own Texas Ex and former @TexasFootball player Tim Crain on playing a critical role in yesterday’s historic moon landing. He had his eyes on a future in aerospace engineering long ago as his sophomore year bio in 1992 media guide shows. What Starts Here🤘🏻

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@InfographicTony Would it help if I gave you an attitude profile?

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Coming in to Nova Control this morning spinning "Walking on the Moon" from The Police and "About Damn Time" by Lizzo. #adlunam

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@CrainTim

4 months

Been heads down in ops all day. What a thrill to be working the mission. Here’s an update of what we’ve been up to. #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

IM-1 Mission Vehicle Health Update 🧵 1/6 The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander continues to be in excellent health, and we are preparing for our engine commissioning maneuver. Following nominal launch vehicle separation, the spacecraft autonomously brought up all sensors

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4 months

Right on Phil

Dr. Phil Metzger

@DrPhiltill

4 months

And congratulations to @Dr_ThomasZ for believing in the value of commercial spaceflight to lower the cost of lunar missions. He advocated inside NASA for the CLPS program and made it a reality. Implementing change always takes guts. Today we have seen the first of many successes.

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2 years

Fun fact, our Nova-C landers share 88% design commonality by mass per mission. The difference is payloads & their accommodations. This means we're building reliability into lunar transport by leveraging experience with the same core systems mission-after-mission. @Int_Machines

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4 months

@SpaceAbhi We just try to be careful to not say more than we know. It’s a balancing act.

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Hello Moon!

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I was just showing the "prop wash" to my team here recently too Phil! Glad you saw it too!

Dr. Phil Metzger

@DrPhiltill

4 months

See the little white patch that flashes in and off in the comparison pics? That is called the “blast zone” from the plume. The exact mechanism that causes it to be that size still isn’t understood.

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4 months

You guys were rock stars! I had GHY for my shifts in transit and very much appreciated your support. #adlunam

Jamie Williams

@AstroJamie_

4 months

So immensely proud to have been a part of this mission, getting data down and commanding Oddie. The whole Goonhilly OPS team has put in a lot hard work to support this incredible mission. Thanks @CrainTim for the Cornwall shout out!

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Thanks for the support y’all! #adlunam

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@CanberraDSN

4 months

Good night Odysseus.😴 Alongside our colleagues @CSIRO_ATNF #Murriyang Parkes, we supported communications for @Int_Machines mission to become the first commercial spacecraft to land on the Moon. We were also proud to provide comms for @NASA 's Lunar Node 1 payload. #OverTheMoon 🌖

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@DJSnM Pretty good take Scott. Having worked both NovaC and Morpheus I’ve lived the pros and cons of both.

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4 months

Thanks y’all! It’s been great watching you confirm (and add to) our analyst through the mission! #adlunam

AMSAT-DL

@amsatdl

4 months

We have both receivers streaming #IM1 @Int_Machines again tonight from @SternwarteBO . Nice signal again.. Good luck IM-1 on the Moon!

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2 months

Shake and bake. Moon Racer. #adlunam

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Appreciate the support and the big ear listening to Odie @CSIRO . Thanks heaps! #adlunam

CSIRO

@CSIRO

4 months

Keeping in touch even in space. 📞 @Int_Machines first lunar mission IM-1 successfully landed on the Moon's south pole region a little over a week ago. Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope downloaded critical data from the lander before it powered down for the lunar night.

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4 months

Hook’Em Roger!

Roger Bonnecaze

@rtbonnecaze

4 months

Space is no longer the final frontier for Texas Engineers. I'm proud to share that Cockrell School engineers and @CrainTim , CTO of @Int_Machines and an alum of @UTAerospace , have successfully supported Intuitive Machines land on the moon. Congratulations and hook 'em! 🤘

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4 months

Great show @WeHaveMECO and @SciGuySpace . Although I must admit it’s unsettling to hear your own name mentioned so many times around a big event like this. :-). #adlunam

Main Engine Cut Off

@WeHaveMECO

4 months

🎙️ Somehow, I forgot to tweet about having @SciGuySpace on the show this week for a fantastic discussion of @Int_Machines ’ epic landing, some future of CLPS thoughts, as well as a bit of a dive into the big budget questions facing @NASA :

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Humbled to be on this team. #adlunam !

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

Intuitive Machines flight controllers successfully fired the first liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine in space, completing the IM-1 mission engine commissioning. This engine firing included a full thrust mainstage engine burn and throttle down-profile necessary to land on

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4 months

@interplanetary This where rushing transparency can bite you. It’s a balancing act. We got caught up in the moment.

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4 months

Heading home. Update coming soon. I’m smiling. #adlunam

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4 months

Another good day. I can't convey how proud I am of our entire team for the work they have put in to get us here. #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

Today’s TCM fired at 1400 CST for 8 seconds, and it is the final maneuver before Odysseus’ largest challenge to date, Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), scheduled for February 21, 2024. Odysseus continues to be in excellent health and is approximately 68,000 km from the Moon. Over the

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Some semi-selfies during the climb out from Earth. #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from @SpaceX 's second stage on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon under @NASA 's CLPS initiative.

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Hook’Em!

UT Austin

@UTAustin

4 months

Maruthi Akella, a professor in the @CockrellSchool , and his research team supported the development of an onboard guidance algorithm that will help @Int_Machines precisely target and point its lander toward its destination near the Moon’s south pole. What starts here y'all 🤘

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@elonmusk Strong work @SpaceX

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@wapodavenport Pretty much

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@CrainTim

3 months

Way to go @Astro2fish !

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

3 months

Texas Governor @GregAbbott_TX has appointed Intuitive Machines VP of Production and Operations @Astro2fish as a member of the Executive Committee of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium. The Texas Space Commission will work to strengthen Texas’ proven

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3 years

Great day to practice ops for landing on the Moon at @Int_Machines Nova Control! #adlunam #pdisim3

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4 months

I have to say it was a good day. #adlunam

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@CrainTim

4 months

Our friends (and ops partners) from Down Under at @fugro SpAARC sent us an Aussie snack package for translunar ops. But Red Team Mission Director, Trent Martin, wants to know where the vegemite sandwiches are!?!? #adlunam #opsmunchies

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4 months

You took an awesome shot us us at LVSEP. Thought we’d return the favor! #adlunam

SpaceX

@SpaceX

4 months

Pretty cool when a lunar lander takes a picture of its ride to space! Wishing @Int_Machines and IM-1 a safe and soft landing on the Moon

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@MarcusHouse @KerbalNut @Int_Machines Also our commissioning maneuver had a throttle test profile. We weren’t max thrust the whole time. Saved that for TCM1. :-)

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4 months

@thesheetztweetz @thesheetztweetz you can see the craters in this image just to the right of the LRO image of the surface as well. #adlunam

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@SciGuySpace Been heads down working hard for a while now. Glad to see some of the fruits of that effort and being able to share outside the lab. :-)

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@DrPhiltill Good visual

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4 months

With some of the team heading to the Cape for launch and some of us staying here for operations there have been a lot of Friday farewells along the lines of, "Next time I see you, we'll be on the way to the Moon." #adlunam #lifegoals

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4 months

@Rocket_Flyer @DrPhiltill @NASA @Int_Machines Would not be on the Moon of not for what Chirold Epp did leading ALHAT. Or for what Jon Olansen did leading Morpheus. #adlunam

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@amsatdl If you ever need a cislunar transportation provider…I know a guy. :-)

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4 months

Booyah

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander has launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and successfully commissioned in space by establishing a stable attitude, solar charging, and radio communications contact with the Company’s mission operations center in Houston.

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@laure_mar That’s good stuff

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@goonhillyorg @Int_Machines @spacegovuk @BBCScienceNews @CWLSpaceCluster @NASA Love me some Goonhilly comms during a lunar mission. #adlunam

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4 months

@SciGuySpace Hope to get you another picture soon. :-)

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@Dr_ThomasZ Thanks Dr. Z. We have had that posted on our wall here too.

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@CanberraDSN @Int_Machines @CSIRO @CSIRO_ATNF You’re telling me

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@CrainTim

3 years

@TopeImade Watched you specifically on several plays on the South end of DKR yesterday. You were gutting it out and punishing people down the field…great way to wrap your senior day. Made this old lineman smile. But I think your best days are still in front of you. Hook’Em!

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2 months

¡Disfrutamos mucho de nuestra visita!

Marco Del Prete

@mdelprete

2 months

Iniciamos con la gira de actividades en Houston, acompañé a @makugo en una visita a @Int_Machines , sus directivos nos presentaron los avances de los proyectos que desarrollan en el sector espacial, como el programa para proporcionar acceso logístico a la superficie lunar.

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3 years

@SciGuySpace So, I know a guy with extra space on a late 2022 lunar transfer orbit…

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4 months

I count myself fortunate to have a leader, partner, and friend like Steve Altemus. #AdLunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

Ahead of the IM-1 mission liftoff, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus shared heartfelt words with the team, reflecting on the significance of their collective effort. #AdLunam

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@SciGuySpace Concur

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@MarcusHouse Right around 3000. We’ll see how cold we keep the propellants.

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@CrainTim

2 years

Great discussions with the @OrbitFab team at NSS! Also got to meet a space twitter celeb @TheGalacticGal !

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@CrainTim

3 years

@Disneynut11 @thesheetztweetz @Int_Machines @NASAMoon @Dr_ThomasZ We are using a Falcon 9 to inject into a high energy orbit very near trans-lunar. After that, our spacecraft/lander does the rest.

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@CrainTim

1 month

This is true.

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

1 month

Happy #NationalAstronautDay to our VP of Productions and Operations, former NASA astronaut @Astro2fish . Jack's unmatched expertise and work ethic, along with his infectious enthusiasm, make him truly exceptional. As Jack would say, exploring space is like "a burrito of

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4 months

TCM3 y’all

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4 years

Training in our Lunar Orbit Insertion real-time sim in the Nova Control center today @Int_Machines . Totally pumped! #adlunam

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5 years

@ShinerRyan I could actually get behind an annual UT/LSU matchup.

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@coastal8049 Nice.

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@SpaceAbhi Odie is a scrapper

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@pintleinjector Hah hah

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I think I need to attend @coastal8049 (Scott Tilley’s) IM-1 mission briefings. :-) #adlunam

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Ad Lunam

SpaceX

@SpaceX

4 months

Fueling of the IM-1 lander is complete, and propellant load of Falcon 9 has begun

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2 years

@WeHaveMECO Been working it for awhile but didn’t want to get ahead of our skis on announcing.

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4 months

@culpable_mink @KyleaMabe Hah hah!

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This is why we have multiple launch windows. Day 2 requires less DV anyway. We’ll light this candle yet! #adlunam

SpaceX

@SpaceX

4 months

Standing down from tonight’s attempt due to off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load. Now targeting Thursday, February 15 at 1:05 a.m. ET for Falcon 9's launch of the @Int_Machines IM-1 mission from Florida →

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Let’s go! #adlunam

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 months

In coordination with @SpaceX , our IM-1 mission launch is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than 12:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 14th from Launch Complex 39A at @NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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5 years

To the Moon!!!

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

5 years

We've selected @spacex to launch our lunar lander, Nova-C, #ToTheMoon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket.

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1 year

@SciGuySpace First is nice, but we’re working for two successful landings in any order! Godspeed to both teams.

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#Big12FB

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@JimFree @genejm29 @Int_Machines @NASAScienceAA @NASA_Technology Thanks Jim. Loved working with you at NASA. Great to be working with you again on CLPS.

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@CrainTim

2 years

Three Longhorn aerospace company founders walk into a bar… #hookem

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@SciGuySpace Double depot

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@DrPhiltill An over constrained problem often requires innovation to solve. Kobayashi Maru.

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4 years

What @mastenspace and @astrobotic ? No holiday rocket cheer? :=)

Intuitive Machines

@Int_Machines

4 years

We're getting into the holiday spirit with a friendly #JinglePropChallenge . Show us your fire! @SpaceX @Firefly_Space @BoeingSpace @blueorigin @DraperLab @NASAJPL @SierraNevCorp @LockheedMartin @mastenspace @AerojetRdyne @ulalaunch @Virgin_Orbit @Astra @northropgrumman

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@joe_mckirdy @thesheetztweetz @SpaceflightInc @SpaceX @grantbonin @OrbitFab @GeoJump @Int_Machines Dude....you just made me snarf my coffee. :=) We have a lot of other things we're cooking up in the head shed here at @Int_Machines . We plan on offering this high-energy ride share option to Spaceflight and other customers for IM-2 onward.

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3 years

@Int_Machines A little context for the interested. This is a test from late 2020 on our Mobile Test Stand (Mitsy!) which focuses on injector, control valve, and flight software testing. We're set to begin testing on our Vertical Test Stand (Victor!) which tests the entire prop system.

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@moreaumike @Int_Machines High praise Mike. Thanks!

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6 months

Hook’Em! #NoLonghornfanUnder1K

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6 years

And....Intuitive Machines is a commercial provider of lunar access for NASA!

NASA

@NASA

6 years

It’s a big news day for us! At 2pm ET, we’re announcing new Moon partnerships with American companies. The technology we used to first explore the Moon was groundbreaking for its time. Find out what's next to explore the Moon: Ask ?s using #askNASA

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@Int_Machines @SciGuySpace Hah hah! We have a free port and mass capacity on our ESPA ring for IM-2 launching in November 2022 and three ports available on our IM-3 flight in April 2024. Happy to talk with the teams that weren't able to get on the Artemis flight and see if we can work something out.

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2 years

Getting ready to test downlinking data from the moon…with the Parkes dish in AUS! #adlunam

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@MarcusHouse We’re shooting for passive. But have some controls too. We’re going to get a lot of great data on storing and managing cryo LOX/LCH4 in deep space and around the moon on this first mission.

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@WeHaveMECO @SpaceX Lots of ways to skin this cat. Exciting times.

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@wapodavenport Adjusting for the orbital period of our actual final phasing orbit.

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@TopeImade Of all the squads on the team to rock a combined endorsement…it’s the O-line. Great stuff.

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