Race to the Moon · United States
IM-5, Intuitive Machines Nova-D (CT-4) has no official launch date yet. IM-5, Intuitive Machines Nova-D (CT-4) is a lander mission in the CLPS programme by Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS), counted under United States.
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Awarded 24 Mar 2026 ($180.4M); targets Mons Malapert near the south pole; the first CLPS order to need the larger Nova-D lander. Intuitive Machines says seven payloads; NASA’s CLPS page lists six NASA payloads. No launch year has been given.
IM-5, Intuitive Machines Nova-D (CT-4) has no official launch date yet.
IM-5, Intuitive Machines Nova-D (CT-4) is a lander mission in the CLPS programme by Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS), counted under United States.
Scheduled. Awarded 24 Mar 2026 ($180.4M); targets Mons Malapert near the south pole; the first CLPS order to need the larger Nova-D lander.
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