IM-1 Lunar Lander Mission

[hollow bough]

https://twitter.com/int_machines/status/1754616952897626359

Press Kit: https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

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.
https://t.co/I4rIKcGaTk

Twitter · Feb 5, 2024, 9:24 PM

[south palm]

https://tenor.com/view/lets-go-lets-goo-lest-gooooooooooooooooo-gif-19416648

[rich nexus]

alrighty lets do this again place your bets
1 - goofy incident in eccentric heo
2 - botched tli
3 - goofy incident during cruise (peregrine, apollo 13)
4 - botched capture burn
5 - goofy incident in llo (luna 25, beresheet)
6 - botched landing (chandrayaan 2, hakuto r)
||6.5 - botched landing, lander survives (slim)||
7 - successful landing, some payloads fail
8 - successful landing, no payloads fail (chandrayaan 3)

[covert osprey]

4

[deep oriole]

With Nova-C integrated in the fairing, mostly official confirmation today that the Doge-1 rideshare cubesat was booted off. Company behind manufacturing of it says 6 to 9 month delay

POG

[river olive]

6

[river olive]

Didn’t deserve it anyway

[hollow bough]

I don’t have much faith on their methane/LOX propulsion system, but at least someone’s trying

[river olive]

It seems too new to work reliably the first time

[polar fog]

Hell yeah

No crypto malware to ruin the mission

[covert osprey]

BASED

Now we won't have to deal with every media agency putting "crypto company lands on the Moon" in the headline if Nova-C manages to land successfully

[woeful inlet]

real

[rich nexus]

the C stands for "fuCk crypto"

[pliant sundial]

Fr*nch detected

[dusk tide]

i am one

[carmine matrix]

america is gonna have a brutal landing streak

[carmine matrix]

what does it even do

[covert osprey]

It was literally just a flash drive with a bunch of cryptocurrency and a camera on it so that the Dogecoin people could say "Doge literally went to the Moon!!!"

[south palm]

How do you literally have a 8 to 9 month delay on a flash drive

[carmine matrix]

sounds like a good use of time on a joke that’s dead

does spx still take doge as payment

[covert osprey]

Never underestimate the incompetence of techbros

[carmine mantle]

Surely this one is going to land

[polar fog]

It also had a screen that the camera would be pointed at and it would show ads and stuff

[covert osprey]

Bruh moment

[cerulean canopy]

https://tenor.com/view/reasonsimbroke-larry-david-hbo-hbo-max-meh-gif-24169087

[vocal timber]

[ Credit: NSF SpaceCoast Live ]

[vocal timber]

[ Credit: NSF SpaceCoast Live ]

[high sparrow]

For WDR*

[vocal timber]

Will it roll back after the WDR?

[high sparrow]

idk

[vocal timber]

Can they do tanking tests while the rocket is horizontal?

https://fixupx.com/jeff_foust/status/1755348422658580538

[high sparrow]

https://twitter.com/GewoonLukas_/status/1755349443254038833

Lukas C. H. (@GewoonLukas_) on X

@jeff_foust Falcon 9 is still horizontal at LC-39A, so I don't think the Wet Dress Rehearsal has actually taken place yet

Twitter · Feb 7, 2024, 9:54 PM

[hollow bough]

LOL so that's where B1060 went
Shows how delayed IM-1 was thanks to LC-39A always busy

[steep sail]

lolwut

okay then

[hollow bough]

I thought about it a bit and that's actually reasonable because the launch was planned for November before CRS-29 then USSF-52 and then AX-3 bumped it

[vocal timber]

[ Credit: SFN LaunchPad Live ]

[river olive]

1060 is flying this?! I thought they didn’t use boosters that old for missions except Starlink

[steep sail]

It's uncommon but they do use the oldest boosters for regular commercial missions on occasion
1058.10 (much more noteworthy at the time lol) was Transporter-3, 1060.14 was Intelsat G-33/G-34, .15 was Transporter-6, 49 and 51 were both expended on commercial missions, etc

[river olive]

They were probably eager to get rid of 49 and 51 because they were older, and they’ve also said that improvements are made in each booster

[steep sail]

well, yeah, 49 was barely flyable

[river olive]

That’s also why they used the first block 5 booster on the dragon abort test

[high sparrow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/763877046400450641/1205177141419839538/timelapse-b9c1f6e3-6af4-4ff6-8a03-ae34eaa5328e.gif?ex=65d76bad&is=65c4f6ad&hm=fabc323dc99249e8e4a92264726fff2b3f559a3fc1f23f4c2f352e4a3458b720&

Load test

[vocal timber]

Falcon 9 is being lowered

[ Credit: NSF SpaceCoast Live ]

[vocal timber]

[ Credit: SFN LaunchPad Live ]

[vocal timber]

[ Credit: NSF SpaceCoast Live ]

[vocal timber]

https://fixupx.com/SpaceX/status/1757142324247953756

[boreal jolt]

And confirmation that this is B1060, and that it will be landing on LZ-1

Now to see what they say about USSF-124

well probably B1060 at least

It says this will be the 18th flight of this booster, then lists the missions of an entirely different booster with many less flights than 18

[cerulean canopy]

Common SpaceX website L

[sick moss]

It's disappointing to see how often this happens these days

[cerulean canopy]

I stopped complaining cause it's like whatever

[sick moss]

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1757160416784855265

Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) on X

I talked with Intuitive Machines executives earlier today who said they had completed data reviews from two wet dress rehearsals (tanking tests) of the lander last week and that everything looked good. They are ready to go to the Moon.

Twitter · Feb 12, 2024, 9:51 PM

[south palm]

RTLS with a lunar mission

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/gewoonlukas_/status/1757152467626684799

Lukas C. H. (@GewoonLukas_) on X

For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, LC-39A returns to supporting Lunar missions 🌑

Twitter · Feb 12, 2024, 9:19 PM

We could add this in the launch note 👀.
With the permission of Lukas who was the one who posted it.

[sick moss]

Sure, go ahead!

[high sparrow]

Thanks for the tip

[hollow bough]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdgoX-3WOM

[rich nexus]

woah thats a cool thumbnail

[hollow bough]

And F9 booster description fixed

[woeful inlet]

re-used fairing I assume? @cerulean canopy

[cerulean canopy]

idk

[woeful inlet]

fair

but the outside seems like they r re-using fresh fairing & without insulation inside

[river olive]

Thank the lord

[high sparrow]

Noice

[steep sail]

intuitive machines when the unintuitive machine walks in the room:

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/launchphoto/status/1757423046585888888

Ben Cooper (@LaunchPhoto) on X

Two Falcon 9 launches & two LZ landings in a row are on tap from Cape Canaveral overnight tonight and tomorrow afternoon, carrying a lunar lander & a Space Force mission.

Here's where to watch them if you're in the Cape Canaveral area: https://t.co/vkwYIrgJKJ

Twitter · Feb 13, 2024, 3:14 PM

[woeful inlet]

tho the flag half seems too clean

seems like new & reused?

[polar fog]

3 hours

[river olive]

[wooden swift]

they are joe ing

[chilly sleet]

is it pushed back a da?

[cerulean canopy]

IM-none

https://tenor.com/view/fall-snow-day-hold-my-coffee-slipping-on-ice-sliding-gif-16076972

[high sparrow]

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1757615931167997993

Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) on X

The launch of the IM-1 mission for Intuitive Machines has scrubbed for tonight. The countdown clock has frozen. We're standing by for more information.

The next available launch time is Thursday, Feb. 15 at 1:05 am.

Twitter · Feb 14, 2024, 4:01 AM

[polar fog]

F U C K

[river olive]

N O O O O

Well at least I can sleep now

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1757617290139353465

William Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) on X

F9/IM-1: The clocks stopped during a new procedure to load the moon lander with liquid oxygen and methane propellants; SpaceX and Intuitive Machines rehearsed the process last Thursday and Saturday; there were minor snags, but no show stoppers according to company managers

Twitter · Feb 14, 2024, 4:06 AM

[calm mesa]

pain

[high sparrow]

Well, USSF-14 now it's your turn to land at LZ-1.

[river olive]

I wonder if they’ll still choose LZ-2 for that mission since it’s what was planned in advance?

[high sparrow]

I guess so, there is still too little time left for both to be LZ-1, so they will be left as is, only IM-1 is delayed by 24 hrs.

[boreal jolt]

Yeah that's what happened last time two RTLS missions were scheduled near each other

One was planned to go on LZ-2, then missions delayed enough that they were no longer in conflict over LZ-1, but one of the missions used LZ-2 anyway

Seems unlikely that they'd change which launch uses what LZ because of the change in launch order, if they didn't change the second mission's LZ that time

[river olive]

https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1757622711461793891

William Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) on X

F9/IM-1: SpaceX website confirms the launch scrub; no explanation given; the team is setting up for a 24-hour recycle, targeting another launch attempt at 1:05am EST (0605 UTC) Thursday; the preliminary forecast calls for a 90% chance of acceptable weather

Twitter · Feb 14, 2024, 4:28 AM

[high sparrow]

Also, changing LZs would also mean changing the launch software to change the coordinates of the LZs, I don't think SpX is going to do that now with 3 launches 5 hours apart.

Although I don't know, maybe to change those parameters is just a few clicks, like in the NXF app.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1757623502289686797

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

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 → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK

Twitter · Feb 14, 2024, 4:31 AM

Well it is to be expected
Lander fueling is something new.
So if they're not sure that that and everything else is right, they won't launch.

[polar fog]

VIRGIN evaporating cryogenic fuels vs the CHAD liquid at normal temp hypergolics

[quartz rivet]

Gigachad SRBs that can sit for years and still be perfectly usable:

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/spacex/status/1757943842874290255?s=46&t=SMbYM7wvp4yImXva6dTuCg

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

@SpaceForceDoD @USSF_SSC Later tonight, Falcon 9 will launch the @Int_Machines IM-1 lander to the Moon at 1:05 a.m. ET from pad 39A in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 1:44 AM

[hollow bough]

Let's try again
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1757980861004480541?s=20

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

Less than two hours until Falcon 9 launches the @Int_Machines IM-1 mission from Florida. Fueling of the IM-1 lander is underway, and weather is currently 90% favorable for liftoff → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 4:11 AM

[river olive]

https://tenor.com/view/were-gonna-try-this-again-jake-the-viking-lets-give-it-another-go-redo-give-is-another-shot-gif-22612893

[woeful inlet]

wait wha I thought it's 12h+ away

time flies daymn

[high sparrow]

Lander load

[river olive]

[high sparrow]

Looks like load complete

[polar fog]

Strem starting

[high sparrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdgoX-3WOM

Coverage start

T-44 mins

[hollow bough]

Go for F9 propellant loading

[boreal jolt]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1758001157585445095

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

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

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 5:31 AM

[dawn narwhal]

Macine

[dawn narwhal]

It gets fuelled on pad?

[hollow bough]

Yes

[boreal jolt]

Yep, the lander uses cryogenic propellants

They modified the fairings to allow for propellant late load for this mission

[hollow bough]

Methane/LOX to be exact, something that finally got tested out in deep space

[deep oriole]

is it still reuseable?

[dawn narwhal]

"the moon is of strategic importance"???

[dawn narwhal]

Common SpaceX w

[polar fog]

Morbpheus

[dawn narwhal]

You know what else is-

[deep oriole]

where else do you get your cheese?

[dawn narwhal]

MORB TO THE MOON

[dawn narwhal]

The sun cows

[hollow bough]

I actually didn’t remember this having Morpheus heritage lol
Great times watching it flying in the KSC back yard

[dawn narwhal]

Astromoner

[river olive]

Rest in peace Armadillo, we’ll never forget you 🫡

[high sparrow]

[rich nexus]

10 mins wau

[polar fog]

Peregrine mention

[rich nexus]

no fucking way theyre going over newtons cannon

[calm mesa]

real

[dawn narwhal]

They're teaching me how to make fire

Interesting shit

[calm mesa]

yes we know how fire works

big fan of fire

[dawn narwhal]

Genuinely if you don't know how fire works you have failed as a human

[calm mesa]

triethylborane is such an edible shade of green

[rich nexus]

under 12 demographic going wild tonight

[polar fog]

Startup

[boreal jolt]

[polar fog]

GO

[dawn narwhal]

Weho

10

[river olive]

Liftoff

[dawn narwhal]

Liftoff ?

Yehoo

[rich nexus]

liftoff wau

[polar fog]

JOEING

[rich nexus]

Good luck!

[dawn narwhal]

T+30 scrub

[woeful inlet]

another lunar penetrator is about to launch? we live in a very interesting times

[polar fog]

[calm mesa]

please dont fucking die on deploy ! !

[dawn narwhal]

THR ANNOUCNER CUT OFF LMAO

[calm mesa]

die at least in LLO

[dawn narwhal]

SPACEX HAD enough of her shit

[woeful inlet]

dies on Max Q

aight it didn't

[dawn narwhal]

Stage 2 fail to ignite

[calm mesa]

oh shit this is rtls

[dawn narwhal]

Is this an asds

[dawn narwhal]

Aight guess not

[boreal jolt]

LZ-1

it's why USSF-124 just landed at LZ-2

[drowsy garden]

wait has SpaceX even done 2 RTLS at the cape in 1 day before?

[boreal jolt]

In fact we might be able to see USSF-124's booster when we get this mission's landing shot

[calm mesa]

ngl i watched like the first 10 seconds after liftoff for ussf

[boreal jolt]

They have not, but they have used LZ-2 for a Falcon 9 launch before

[calm mesa]

didnt pay much more attention

[dawn narwhal]

Falcon heavy

[drowsy garden]

OK well thats cheating 😄

[dawn narwhal]

Fairing

[drowsy garden]

still a single launch

[dawn narwhal]

The first US lunar landing since Apollo? Wait what?

[calm mesa]

yep

[dawn narwhal]

That's nuts

[calm mesa]

not even a single attempt at a robotic lander between A17 and peregrine

[polar fog]

eeeeeeeee

[dawn narwhal]

🐢

[drowsy garden]

why use the X stream use the NASA one lol

its 4K too

[dawn narwhal]

That is the NASA one

[boreal jolt]

That is the YouTube stream lol

[polar fog]

I am using the NASA stream

[boreal jolt]

entry burn startup

[polar fog]

How dare you accuse me of watching this on Twitter

[boreal jolt]

shutdown

[drowsy garden]

bruh ig I wasnt paying close enough attention to mine lol

also was that a 3 engine EB?

[dawn narwhal]

I'm only watching it on twitter because PIP works better on twitter

[river olive]

Always is

[dawn narwhal]

(As in it works at all)

[river olive]

Landing (confirmed with my eyes)

[dawn narwhal]

Landing (I said so)

[woeful inlet]

I'm late tho 💀

[dawn narwhal]

The hell is happening to the mvac

[drowsy garden]

It didnt look like the 2 others lit from the plume but that could just be me

[boreal jolt]

Now on pace for 113 SpaceX launches this year

[drowsy garden]

they have done single engine EBs before

[dawn narwhal]

Weird glowy things and shit falling off

[river olive]

WHEE HOO SONIC BOOM BABY

[polar fog]

That's normal

[river olive]

I feel like I haven’t sent this before

[boreal jolt]

I remember seeing it on a previous mission

[dawn narwhal]

SpaceX if being consistent was a challenge

[rich nexus]

think im gonna bump this slightly

[broken sequoia]

the glowing bit?

[high sparrow]

https://fxtwitter.com/coastal8049/status/1757581664216109434
https://fxtwitter.com/coastal8049/status/1757581669337342025
https://fxtwitter.com/coastal8049/status/1757581673934328101

[dawn narwhal]

Apollo 13

[broken sequoia]

it better land

[boreal jolt]

Found it, that part was also glowing on Intelsat Galaxy 37
#1136080047896268912 message

[rich nexus]

wait YEA LMAO I SHOULD ADD THAT

[river olive]

The bronze color looking part

[rich nexus]

koreans in the chat guys

[river olive]

6.5

[calm mesa]

it is too late at night for this

[rich nexus]

i agree

[broken sequoia]

The turbine exhaust manifold? That’s been there since M1D

[rich nexus]

we have school tomorrow bro 😭

[calm mesa]

someone ping if the propulsion shits the bed

[river olive]

But yet I’m still awake 😭

[hollow bough]

Not within a day as it turned out, but that also involved a lunar lander

[river olive]

Yeahhhh I’m gonna leave that problem for future me

[boreal jolt]

Yeah iirc they were originally closer, hence the LZ-2, but then HAKUTO-R delayed a few days

[rich nexus]

will im-1 hakuto its r as well 😳

[calm mesa]

extremely loud incorrect buzzer

[boreal jolt]

I have an exam tomorrow

Not until the afternoon tho, which is why i'm even watching this

[rich nexus]

i have a presentation 🤩

[boreal jolt]

well technically today

[dawn narwhal]

It's 1621 for me

[rich nexus]

nerd

[calm mesa]

ok eep time

[river olive]

1:22 am EST

[rich nexus]

gnn

[polar fog]

Guy displays a screen full of graphs and information and shit

"WE'RE GONNA DO THIS IF SOMETHING FUCKS UP WE'RE GONNA KNOW"

[hollow bough]

Definitely plausible, especially given the methane/LOX engine

[rich nexus]

yeah 😂

[polar fog]

SES time

Joeing

SECO-2

norminal orbt insershn

[river olive]

[drowsy garden]

deploy

[river olive]

Beautiful

[drowsy garden]

plz work at least for a day I dont want to wake up to a faliure like peregrine IM

[river olive]

She’s all on her own now

[river olive]

Well now you cursed it

[drowsy garden]

ope

well now I just need to nuke LRO

[hollow bough]

Well, the hard part begins

[polar fog]

[sick moss]

AOS

[polar fog]

[dusk tide]

it did the thing

[carmine mantle]

Will the lander actually do the landing this time

[calm mesa]

initiative marches

innovative marshes

inconel marshall

[carmine matrix]

is it still functioning

[calm mesa]

yes (?)

IM have said jack shit beyond AOS

[river olive]

I don’t see it on DSN, but maybe it doesn’t need it yet

[calm mesa]

REAL

incredibly funny watching various journos misspell it in increasingly unhinged ways

oh god i forgot IM was publicly traded

up 6% premarket

[carmine matrix]

anti peregrine

[calm mesa]

it will function perfectly with no communications from IM whatsoever

they’ll say nothing then it’ll suddenly be on the moon

[calm mesa]

https://fixupx.com/Int_Machines/status/1758134068644884487?s=20

[rich nexus]

Oh wait it’s like 9am in Houston

Hopefully their pr person is now wide awake and ready to astrobotic

[calm mesa]

noticing they posted the update right after market open

woag

[river olive]

Strategy

[rich nexus]

Oh I forgot they clinched “lunr” LMAO

[hardy perch]

Classy ☺️
https://twitter.com/astrobotic/status/1758145776058818594?t=Ls27unmGzlM1XFAUtkXNOA&s=19

Astrobotic (@astrobotic) on X

Congratulations @Int_Machines on the successful launch today!

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 3:06 PM

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/amsatdl/status/1758175702724030899

AMSAT-DL (@amsatdl) on X

Good and stable S-Band signal from #IM1 lunar lander @Int_Machines in Bochum @SternwarteBO with our 20m antenna.

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 5:05 PM

IM-1 Lunar Lander Mission

[south palm]

What date is the landing

[sick moss]

February 22nd

[dusk tide]

nice

[south palm]

That seemed quick but then I realized this is a cryogenic lander

So it sort of has to be

[high sparrow]

https://fxtwitter.com/spacesudoer/status/1758046732007420099

[river olive]

Omg literally 😭

[sinful glen]

I hope to god this thing actually lands because the pictures from the Camera Sets it has are going to be SO GODDAMN COOL

[edgy flicker]

doesn’t the thing eject a camera in the final descent moments so it can film an external view of landing

[polar fog]

Yes

[edgy flicker]

rah

[cerulean canopy]

Eaglecam

[high sparrow]

23:00 UTC aprox

https://fxtwitter.com/this_is_tckb/status/1758209837014323288

Nova-C Update #2:
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293888811368532
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293892045189308
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293894125564065
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293895866179871
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293897841619400
https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1758293900194894262

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

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…

Twitter · Feb 16, 2024, 12:55 AM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

2/6 Earlier today, Nova-C’s navigation system rejected star tracker data, but a patch has been sent to the spacecraft, and the star tracker updates have resumed nominal operations.
Initially, the star tracker information was numerically conditioned slightly differently than we…

Twitter · Feb 16, 2024, 12:55 AM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

3/6 When we tested this system terrestrially, they were within tolerance, but we experienced slightly different numerical conditioning in flight.
The vehicle had a very low rate of rotation, approximately .15 degrees per second, mostly around the long axis, which caused our solar…

Twitter · Feb 16, 2024, 12:55 AM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

4/6 We noticed that, at one point, we passed through Nova-C’s max power attitude, and we recorded the artificial attitude. We then manually forced the navigation system to advance to attitude pointing and commanded the vehicle to go to the maximum power attitude we observed.

Twitter · Feb 16, 2024, 12:55 AM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

5/6 This put Nova-C into a power-positive configuration and fully charged Nova-C’s batteries. With the diagnostic data we collected, we identified a patch to align the numerical conditioning of the star tracker data with our navigation system’s acceptance test. We tested the…

Twitter · Feb 16, 2024, 12:55 AM

[rich nexus]

YOOOO THEYRE KINDA ASTROING THEIR BOTICS

[boreal jolt]

They said in the pre-mission briefing that they'll provide a minimum of one update per day, that's probably what this is

[rich nexus]

neat

[broken sequoia]

looking good so far

[rich nexus]

got a little bored

[chilly sleet]

why is bill nelson joe

[edgy flicker]

and why is “innovative marshes” astrobotic

[calm mesa]

for the bit, probably

[high sparrow]

https://twitter.com/s2a_systems/status/1758090532339712318

s2a systems (@s2a_systems) on X

Our first recordings of @Int_Machines Nova-C class IM-1 lunar lander #Odysseus. Recorded from our station in Australia.

Twitter · Feb 15, 2024, 11:27 AM

[calm mesa]

irritant mushrooms

illuminant milleniums

illustrative marines

[dawn narwhal]

are the legs like permanently deployed

[quartz rivet]

No reason not to be

Not exactly worried about aerodynamics

[crimson lagoon]

inhabit mars

[edgy flicker]

but it could have been like dream chaser where it folds the wings to fit in the fairing

but this with legs

[quartz rivet]

i mean it could but why add mechanical complexity that isnt needed

[hardy perch]

But that would likely add complexity/cost/potential points of failure with little to no benefit or justification

[high sparrow]

NASA/SpaceX CLPS IM-1 Isolated Launch and Landing Views!!
https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20240215-MH-AJN01-0001-SpaceX_CLPS_IM1_Isolated_Launch_Landing_Views-M4208

[river olive]

I love it when we get those

[high sparrow]

Yup

The only ones we don't have are those from Cert-1, they published it and then deleted it within hours, I sent them an email to see if they published them again or why they deleted them

[river olive]

What’s their email address, I might give it a go too

[high sparrow]

I did it from here, the bad thing is that there is a character limit to send the message I wanted
https://www3.nasa.gov/content/submit-a-question-for-nasa

[river olive]

Ok, thanks!

[edgy flicker]

yes but i mean thats what would make sense if it did (have to) fold

idk

[pliant sundial]

Do you need it specifically yourself or do you just want it to be publicly available there again

[high sparrow]

Both things, I like to see and save these types of RAW videos

[pliant sundial]

I think I have the medium-quality version of Cert-1 Isolated Launch Views saved if you need it

[high sparrow]

It would be good, I didn't have time to see it, it would help me to see what shots we have of the launch

Amazing!!

[polar fog]

The legs are fixed

[drowsy garden]

Would you be able to send a link, would be interested as well

[pliant sundial]

File is too big for Discord so here is a link that expires in 7 days.
https://we.tl/t-ZkLhhYevLy

[drowsy garden]

Thanks!

[high sparrow]

IM-1 Mission Engine Commissioning Update
https://www.intuitivemachines.com/_files/ugd/7c27f7_0c7c9c1dddb0422694b16e6ec4c28242.pdf

The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander continues to be in excellent health, in a stable orientation and remains on schedule for a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of February 22. The original mission structure allocated a Commission Maneuver (CM) and three trajectory correction maneuvers to position for Lunar Orbit Insertion. This approach provided flexibility in the mission’s engine burn schedule to allow for learning as we operate the lander in the vacuum of space. Adjusting for this learning process is why the team chose to delay the burn on February 15. Communication delays and outages are expected when executing lunar missions, which we accounted for in our mission planning. While preparing for the CM burn last night, flight controllers experienced intermittent uplink and downlink data communications between Nova-C and the ground stations, potentially impacting our ability to collect the critical information required to support the CM burn and follow-on performance analysis. As we prepared for the first-ever in-space ignition of a liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine, we reviewed our Earth-based test data against the data we’ve accumulated in space. The inspace performance demonstrated that it takes longer to chill the liquid oxygen feed line than the Earth-based testing. After understanding the in-space liquid oxygen feedline requirements, we adjusted and uploaded the CM burn preparation timeline and increased the onboard event sequence timer. Again, the IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander is in excellent health, and we expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day.

[river olive]

Wow, thanks so much, those are awesome views!

[high sparrow]

https://fxtwitter.com/int_machines/status/1758677812217545020
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1758677814864159002
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1758677819310104891

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Over the next eight hours, flight controllers will analyze the engine burn data collected from over 270,000 km away from Earth.
This represents another first for Intuitive Machines, demonstrating one of the critical technologies required to land softly on the surface of the…

Twitter · Feb 17, 2024, 2:20 AM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

The IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander continues to be in excellent health, in a stable orientation and remains on schedule for a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of February 22. We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1…

Twitter · Feb 17, 2024, 2:20 AM

Yoooooooo

[dawn narwhal]

"first liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine in space" no it is not

[rich nexus]

I think they mean ignited in space (or at least that’s the wording the update earlier used)

That’s probably true?

[dawn narwhal]

did zq2 not have an in space ignition?

[rich nexus]

Oh wait true

[hollow bough]

Probably < 100 km altitude when it ignited so...

[dawn narwhal]

no circularisation burn?

[hollow bough]

?
TLI burn isn't for another few days

[dawn narwhal]

I'm talking about zq2

[hollow bough]

Nope, direct ascent to orbit
I believe the current engine of Landspace can't even restart

[dawn narwhal]

oh that's kinda odd

but neat

[broken sequoia]

Historically not that weird but modern rockets do usually spring for that capability yea

[fading forge]

https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1758899202174685589?s=20

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

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.

Twitter · Feb 17, 2024, 5:00 PM

[hollow bough]

https://vxtwitter.com/int_machines/status/1758899202174685589

[river olive]

[carmine mantle]

we are soo going

[proud dawn]

No fucking way

Falcon 9 second stage

[fading forge]

https://tenor.com/view/yippee-iluvmybf-gif-4712057245981450122

[broken sequoia]

rare to see that from the outside

[boreal jolt]

incredible image

[high sparrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHz7lvVO-Tk

[high sparrow]

https://fixupx.com/Int_Machines/status/1759363448884867139
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1759363450977788104?s=20
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1759363453112713547?s=20
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1759363454756852044?s=20
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1759363457067909123?s=20

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Since the IM-1 Mission launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, flight controllers on the Company’s red, white, and blue teams have been learning more about the lander and how to efficiently fly the mission to return the United States to the surface of the Moon.

February 17th,…

Twitter · Feb 18, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Payload Integration Managers programmed the lander’s wide and narrow field of view cameras to take five quick images every five minutes for two hours, starting 100 seconds after separating from SpaceX’s second stage. Out of all the images collected, Intuitive Machines chose to…

Twitter · Feb 18, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Looking forward, Intuitive Machines expects to execute lunar orbit insertion on February 21st, with a lunar landing opportunity on the afternoon of the 22nd. We intend to stream the landing on the Intuitive Machines IM-1 Mission web page and announce the exact landing time…

Twitter · Feb 18, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Again, Odysseus continues to be in excellent health, and flight controllers are preparing planned trajectory correction maneuvers to prepare the lander for lunar orbit insertion. We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission…

Twitter · Feb 18, 2024, 11:45 PM

[simple fox]

https://youtu.be/CyG5WtD8Gjk?si=pesW5iaVCzejWXmy

[quartz rivet]

Love the constant positive updates

Astrobotic set a good example

[carmine mantle]

Peregrines dream

[calm mesa]

https://fixupx.com/int_machines/status/1759725847575937330?s=46&t=X_3pYMdCCOx3EH_7dvCogQ
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1759725849996120368?s=46&t=X_3pYMdCCOx3EH_7dvCogQ
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1759725851665404074?s=46&t=X_3pYMdCCOx3EH_7dvCogQ
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1759725853162799447?s=46&t=X_3pYMdCCOx3EH_7dvCogQ
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1759725854647533647?s=46&t=X_3pYMdCCOx3EH_7dvCogQ

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Propulsion mixture ratios, mass flow rate, and temperature were as predicted. Overall, Intuitive Machines characterizes the execution of the CM as nominal and per expectations. 2/5

Twitter · Feb 19, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

On February 18th, flight controllers commanded the lander’s first planned trajectory correction maneuver, igniting the lander’s engine for the second time, and are planning the anticipated final required maneuver before Odysseus’ largest challenge to date, lunar orbit insertion,…

Twitter · Feb 19, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Odysseus continues to be in excellent health, and flight controllers are analyzing and managing the lander’s thermal conditioning for critical systems and payloads with a combination of heater power and attitude control to maximize efficiency. 4/5

Twitter · Feb 19, 2024, 11:45 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission web page, where we intend to host a live stream for landing coverage. 5/5
https://t.co/YBeijTPj4t

Twitter · Feb 19, 2024, 11:45 PM

TCM-1 done

[hollow bough]

https://x.com/int_machines/status/1759775095889756420?s=46&t=9j2-lzDcIbRK6McrWkEb9g

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

The IM-1 mission to land on the Moon has triumphed over numerous challenges, showcasing exceptional resilience, innovation, and teamwork.

Intuitive Machines expects to land on the Moon at 1649 CST on Thursday, February 22nd.

Twitter · Feb 20, 2024, 3:00 AM

=22:49 UTC

[river olive]

Let’s go

[quartz rivet]

Let's fucking go

[carmine matrix]

while i’m driving?? inconsiderate /s

[carmine mantle]

we are going still!

so based

[quartz rivet]

Average American scheduling conflict

[pliant sundial]

How do people even know when they will be driving three days in advance

Just stop by the side of the road smh my head

[hardy perch]

Work commute

[quartz rivet]

Or just any event planned ahead of time

But in this case probably school/work yes

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1760061863558029386?s=20
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1760061865122582632?s=20
https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1760061866716303585?s=20

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Intuitive Machines flight controllers commanded the IM-1 mission’s second planned Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) with enough precision to eliminate the need for the initially planned third TCM engine firing. 🧵(20FEB2024 1600 CST) 1/3

Twitter · Feb 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

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…

Twitter · Feb 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission web page, where we intend to host a live stream for landing coverage. 3/3
https://t.co/YBeijTPj4t

Twitter · Feb 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

[rich nexus]

engine is working p well it seems 👀

anyone know when tomorrow theyll be doing loi

[calm mesa]

don’t think it’s been announced anywhere

[hardy perch]

Yeah not announced beyond tomorrow no specific time yet

[calm mesa]

https://x.com/this_is_tckb/status/1760066784156369372?s=46

Chandra (tckb) (@this_is_tckb) on X

Nova-C @Int_Machines #IM1 is now under SOI of Moon and gearing up for LOI tomorrow. Here's a quick simulation of it arrival to Lunar SOI and LOI tomorrow and an its next course of action - the landing is scheduled on late 22.02 - I'll share updated and accurate situation…

Twitter · Feb 20, 2024, 10:19 PM

someone ran a sim which has it ~16:00 UTC on the 21st

[rich nexus]

🥴 ig well know if it went well by lunch in the us tomorrow

[hollow bough]

Per JPL Horizon's orbit data, ~14:45 UTC

[hollow bough]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zFp9LW78k0

[south palm]

LOI today?

[sick moss]

Yes

[edgy flicker]

joeing

[south palm]

Whar time

[sick moss]

Hasn't been announced

[south palm]

Dang it IM

[hollow bough]

Per JPL Horizons data, should be within these 15 minutes

[hardy perch]

https://twitter.com/amsatdl/status/1760315481502748962?t=bcgrF7ficm6LVRgsp3C7Tw&s=19

AMSAT-DL (@amsatdl) on X

Looks like we saw a successful LOI for #IM1 lunar lander @Int_Machines.

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 2:48 PM

[quartz rivet]

W

[cerulean canopy]

Wait, how do they know?

The LOI is behind the Moon

[quartz rivet]

Wait true...

I fell into the trap of believing everything I see on the internet

[cerulean canopy]

I really don't understand of those charts so idk what is it that they saw that makes them think it was successful

But LOI is behind the moon so unless it is something like they saw it coming up from behind and it is now like slower or something then that'd make sense

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760323743270756500
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760323747381395605
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760323749247685087
https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760323751281930604

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Odysseus completed its scheduled 408-second main engine lunar orbit insertion burn and is currently in a 92 km circular lunar orbit. Initial data indicates the 800 m/s burn was completed within 2 m/s accuracy. 🧵1/4 (21FEB2024 0920 CST)

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 3:21 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

After traveling over 1,000,000 km, Odysseus is now closer to the Moon than the end-to-end distance driving across Space City, Houston, TX. 2/4

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 3:21 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Over the next day, while the lander remains in lunar orbit, flight controllers will analyze the complete flight data and transmit imagery of the Moon. 3/4

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 3:21 PM

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Odysseus continues to be in excellent health. We expect to continue to provide mission updates at least once a day on X and the IM-1 Mission web page, where we intend to host a live stream for landing coverage. 4/4
https://t.co/YBeijTPj4t

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 3:21 PM

[cerulean canopy]

There we go!

[sick moss]

[calm mesa]

this fucker’s going all the way

[rich nexus]

YOOO

[dusk tide]

it's looking good

[proud dawn]

This shit is definitely landing softly

[dusk tide]

youve just jinxed this

thanks

[pliant sundial]

1 million km traveled? Maybe if you choose a non-Earth frame of reference

[steep sail]

do lunar landers ever fail?

[dusk tide]

distance =/= displacement

it has travelled a distance of 1,000,000km

doesnt mean its displacement is 1,000,000km

[carmine mantle]

[broken sequoia]

385,000 km straight line distance from Earth to moon makes it questionable to me that they even travelled a distance of a million km, they didn’t hang out in a parking orbit very long and even if their path to the moon was semicircular - which an elliptical transfer should be less than - that’d still only be ~605,000 km for that leg of the journey. A full parking orbit at 200km would be 41,000 km, and any orbits around the moon wouldn’t be included in that time frame. Maybe they did some kind of elongated transfer?

shot out past the moon a lot? But the timeframe doesn’t seem to allow that

[dusk tide]

im not entirely familiar with the flight plan of the lander

and u make a good point tbf

oh they could be counting the lander being in low lunar orbit as being in high earth orbit

since the moon is travelling around the earth

so technically the lander is also travelling in a high earth orbit

honestly not sure

[broken sequoia]

oh, maybe

[quartz rivet]

Would be a goofy calculation but I've seen worse

And it's clearly a stat meant to impress casual space enthusiasts. Industry does weird stuff with numbers on those all the time.

[fading forge]

can be measured based on the dopplershift data i assume?

[pliant sundial]

The time is on the vertical axis, the frequencies on the horizontal axis.
The lines are sloped, which indicates an acceleration of the spacecraft w.r.t. the observer due to Doppler shift. In the second figure in the tweet, they show that the lines suddenly become vertical again, indicating that there is little to no acceleration anymore. Such a sudden change in the slope is quite charactersitic of an engine start/cutoff/throttle. If you only know the slope (not such a sudden change), then caution is advised, as it is not uncommon for transmitters to adapt their frequency to their relative velocity (such that a receiving base station on Earth only has to tune to one specific frequency and not compensate for the Doppler shift on such weak signals), and just moving throughout the orbit will also change your velocity w.r.t. the observer without having to fire your engine.

As for the LOI, I have no knowledge about that so the following sentence is a hypothesis which could be completely wrong. If AMSAT-DL actually saw the LOI, I would think that to land on the south pole you need to enter a polar orbit, which when coming from Earth you would probably need to fire your engine near the north or south pole, which would be in line of sight of the ground station. But that last part could be completely wrong.

[pliant sundial]

It was indeed a direct transfer, this is the flight plan: https://fxtwitter.com/this_is_tckb/status/1758209837014323288

[broken sequoia]

Well, it does do more than half of its transfer trajectory, maybe that?

[high sparrow]

https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760426223073734704

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit insertion on 21FEB2024. The lander continues to be in excellent health in lunar orbit.
(21FEB2024 1608 CST)

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 10:08 PM

[calm mesa]

https://x.com/int_machines/status/1760435579131474216?s=46

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Flight controllers analyzed the post-Lunar Orbit Insertion engine burn data and updated the anticipated flight maneuver timing, including an expected 1630 CST landing opportunity. The landing opportunity will be Odysseus’ hardest challenge yet. The lander continues to be in…

Twitter · Feb 21, 2024, 10:45 PM

joeing

[edgy flicker]

joeing

[broken sequoia]

did they go with six legs for better stability or just cause it looks cooler

[proud dawn]

It definitely just looks cooler

[river olive]

Probably just looks

[rich nexus]

well it is using cryogenic fuel

[fading forge]

https://tenor.com/view/yippee-iluvmybf-gif-4712057245981450122

[proud dawn]

Me when you and you you and me you

[boreal jolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg2ffigGcYM

[broken sequoia]

They say it’s using cryogenic fuel but the tanks haven’t iced over. Curious.
-turning point moon

[calm mesa]

intutive machines stock gonna be crazy tmrw

[boreal jolt]

Down 15% today for no reason

[broken sequoia]

I expect a dip if it succeeds and a spike if it fails

[boreal jolt]

ngl if I had foresight, I should have bought stock a month ago before people started hearing about the mission

Then sold everything immediately after payload sep, since anything after that is uncertain

Google AI moment

"Lifting Stock to the Moon"

(down 75%)

[broken sequoia]

I can’t think about the stock market without thinking of the folding ideas financial advice video

[steep sail]

folding ideas is fucking great

11/10

[hardy perch]

To be fair, it's still up almost 300% for the year lol

[rich nexus]

average spaceflight stock

[simple fox]

People are probably taking out their stocks now becuase they dont want to be caught in a potential failure of the lander and even lower stock value is what im thinking why its so down?

[calm mesa]

yes but also have you considered that most investors are Idiots

[hardy perch]

True, still nothing wrong with securing profits after a 3x in two months lol

[simple fox]

ture lmao

[dusk tide]

today is the day

[carmine mantle]

We are still going?

[broken vapor]

Yes

Landing tonight

[proud dawn]

I’ll eat sand if it doesn’t land successfully

[broken vapor]

📸

[hardy perch]

Today is gonna be the day

[steep sail]

We Are Crashing™️

[river olive]

https://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-beocord-no-lol-gif-24435520

[cerulean canopy]

Just like the Proton said to the Positron... We gotta be positive

[river olive]

Real

That’s good life advice right there

[cerulean canopy]

It would be funny if the first lunar lander using cryogenics successfully lands on the Moon ngl

[quartz rivet]

I need it

We would be so back

[covert osprey]

What time is the landing again

The app isn't loading for me

[quartz rivet]

Uhh like 5:30 EST

[covert osprey]

Thanks

[edgy flicker]

joeing

[quartz rivet]

W

[drowsy garden]

https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760703551766933872?t=COG6Vtd_8ZxtyktoT4uVlQ

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Flight controllers commanded a lunar correction maneuver to raise Odysseus’ orbit overnight and updated the anticipated landing time to 1524 CST.
We expect the landing stream to start on the IM-1 web page and NASA TV at 1400 CST. The content on both streams is identical.…

Twitter · Feb 22, 2024, 4:30 PM

[hollow bough]

Wait, did they just move the landing time up by more than an hour

[drowsy garden]

yeah

[calm mesa]

fuckin speedrunning it

[river olive]

Dang

They moving fast

<t:1708637040:R>

[cerulean canopy]

66 minutes earlier

[round flicker]

is there going to be a livestream?

[river olive]

Yes #1204216416106979328 message

[round flicker]

oh bruh

my bad lmao

[hollow bough]

@high sparrow The landing actually seems to have been moved up by >1 hour

[high sparrow]

Ups

Puedes corregirlo

[proud dawn]

Dans 5 heures

[hardy perch]

https://www.youtube.com/live/Dg2ffigGcYM?si=H8fvrCf0q30S8AqG

[calm mesa]

godspeed initiative marches!!!,!,

[proud dawn]

God speed Innate Robotics

[polar fog]

It's so close...

[fading forge]

when the landing is an ad

[edgy flicker]

real

[calm mesa]

this deorbit burn has been brought to you by squarespace

[hardy perch]

5:24 landing now

https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760748848991903878?t=mVGTuLnkv3BHjBrKlvqhdA&s=19

Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) on X

Flight controllers chose to exercise an additional orbit before starting the IM-1 Mission landing sequence. The new anticipated landing time is 1724 CST.
We expect the landing stream to start on the IM-1 web page and NASA TV at 1600 CST. The content on both streams is identical.…

Twitter · Feb 22, 2024, 7:30 PM

[steep sail]

RIP

was gonna watch it at work with my boss and a few coworkers lol

[south palm]

I'll be at D&D

[carmine matrix]

i want it to happen so badly

the eagle cam shots will be sick asl

[polar fog]

damn it now it's gonna happen while I'm driving to school

wait no I was gonna be there early anyway

but the campus has really shit cell service...

[hardy perch]

No guest Wi-Fi?

Honestly the live stream is just going to be a computer generated visual anyways, so not missing a ton if you can't stream

[proud dawn]

Ahah American L

It’ll be midnight here

[steep sail]

European L

[dusk tide]

European W

midnight is fine

[polar fog]

Well there is but it's unsecure

[pliant sundial]

Why do they keep shifting the landing time? I'd've thought such a trajectory is determined well beforehand, not up to the whims of "let's do another lap"

[fading forge]

well obviously they can do "another lap" :)

[hardy perch]

Wait what? Nah it's in orbit, they have to command it to deorbit

[dusk tide]

ye they could

or they can wait an orbit

[broken vapor]

Or two

[steep sail]

or three

[quartz rivet]

Yea lol

It's not like there's atmospheric orbit decay

They should take as long as they need to make sure the system is fully operational

If they're like "yeah actually this software has a bug and we're going to wait a week so we can patch it and test it" that's both possible and fine

Won't happen but still

[sick moss]

They don't have that long. They want to land at lunar sunrise so that their surface mission can last as long as possible.

[quartz rivet]

They can absolutely wait for the next one tho

again, their spacecraft left alone will be in basically the same lunar orbit for decades

again they aren't doing this im just saying they can delay as much as they want

[sick moss]

Low Lunar Orbits are highly unstable due to mass concentrations. Except certain "frozen" orbits at certain inclinations

[dusk tide]

i guess a limitation for them is that the lander uses cryogenic propellents so theres boiloff

[quartz rivet]

also that

i forgot about that lol

[carmine matrix]

also i assume they want to keep their cryo prop from boiling off

[steep sail]

it coasted for like a week, another few orbits would be fine

[carmine matrix]

oh i meant like

[steep sail]

oh long-term, yeah

[carmine matrix]

yeah

[steep sail]

actually wait isn't it using GO2/GCH4

[deep oriole]

pretty impressed they were able to get this far with no major issues

[sick moss]

Liquid

[steep sail]

same, fully expected them to be the second lunar lander in a row with a fucked propulsion system

[gusty musk]

Stream is on

[rich nexus]

i shall bump this one more time: only 5-8 remain

[carmine matrix]

can you link

[gusty musk]

nasa tv

it's just on nasa tv nothing complicated

A tweet by IM said so

[sick moss]

See the pinned messages

[carmine matrix]

i can’t see pins

https://www.youtube.com/live/Dg2ffigGcYM?feature=shared

[proud dawn]

One hour until the first ever commercial lunar landing

[carmine matrix]

here’s the link tho

[proud dawn]

Successful*

[round flicker]

what

[proud dawn]

I promised to eat sand if it failed

So I’m convincing myself it’s going to softly land on the Moon

[cursive sail]

Don't think like that...

They will be succesful

I believe

[pliant sundial]

My fear is mostly that this wouldn't be the first lander to mess up due to last minute trajectory changes, I know they can just do more orbits obviously

[polar fog]

[hollow bough]

https://x.com/spaceflightnow/status/1760789214898335859?s=46&t=9j2-lzDcIbRK6McrWkEb9g

Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) on X

In an update to previous plan, Intuitive Machines and NASA decided to pivot away from using Odysseus' laser range-finding system to instead using NASA's Navigation Doppler Lidar.

This was originally intended as a CLPS tech demonstration.

Watch live: https://t.co/KIvquEjLDH

Twitter · Feb 22, 2024, 10:10 PM

[proud dawn]

Uh

That is

Quite the change

[carmine matrix]

wonder why

[hollow bough]

They don’t trust their own LIDAR somehow

[carmine matrix]

oop

https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1760788955346108863?s=20

William Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) on X

IM-1/Odysseus: For reasons that aren't yet clear (to me at least), Odysseus is using a different set of sensors for guidance and navigation, eliminating the need for a descent orbit insertion burn; the spacecraft is now descending directly toward powered descent initiation

Twitter · Feb 22, 2024, 10:09 PM

[broken sequoia]

guh

[broken vapor]

1 hour until IM-gone

[fading forge]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-cat-eating-eating-eating-cat-gif-8459125914348971806

[proud dawn]

IM-1 becomes IM-none

[fading forge]

get bergered

[dusk tide]

no

[calm mesa]

WE ARE JOEING

BEN BUSSY????

[rich nexus]

im-2itive machines

[polar fog]

BUSSY

[rich nexus]

HAKSRKJAG

[proud dawn]

Interactive Contraptions

[calm mesa]

go illustrative marines!!!!!

[quartz rivet]

This is a W stream

space lasers space lasers

[calm mesa]

SPACE LASERS SPACE LASERS

[carmine mantle]

Is there an ETA?

[calm mesa]

powered descent starts in ~22 min

[quartz rivet]

^^

[calm mesa]

landing 2324 UTC

[hollow bough]

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1760798370094874957

Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) on X

IM says the TRN/HRN laser rangefinders on Odysseus are not working and they have uploaded a software patch to use the NASA Nav Doppler Lidar lasers as primary nav sensors instead. This probably explains the 1-orbit delay

Twitter · Feb 22, 2024, 10:47 PM

[proud dawn]

That’s

Ungood

[hollow bough]

Yeah IM is lucky that they even have the luxury of doing that because NASA Langley is flying their own suite as a demo
Had this been like most other lunar landers lately IM-1 would already be doomed

[proud dawn]

Please land safely please land safely please land safely please

[calm mesa]

fuck it we ball

duality of man

[boreal jolt]

there are way more people watching this than I expected

[calm mesa]

it’s the dumbfuck investors probably

[proud dawn]

Cute scientist, would smash

[edgy flicker]

real

[proud dawn]

Incredible Movies is going to land

[steep sail]

5 min from ignition

[edgy flicker]

good god

rl10 level

[calm mesa]

rl10?????

[dusk tide]

they are cooking

[simple fox]

Tf this even mean lmfao

[proud dawn]

Wait

I forgot to switch to the livestream

[simple fox]

Like ok it's supposed to be offensive

[proud dawn]

I’ve been listening to an history documentary about the Roman Empire

[simple fox]

But I cannot even comprehend what they even tried to say

[covert osprey]

Hello I'm here

How's it going?

[calm mesa]

hi

it's joeing

[proud dawn]

It’s bad

[dusk tide]

We Are Going

[calm mesa]

powered descent in like

now

2 min

ish

90sec

flt pressure

[covert osprey]

Why

[carmine matrix]

what does this even mean

[calm mesa]

laser rangefinder did shit the bed, but they're using backup guidance

[covert osprey]

Damn

[edgy flicker]

this is probably in very poor taste but why does that guy on the left look like ronnie mcnutt

[carmine matrix]

i need esglecam

[calm mesa]

ignition ! !

[carmine matrix]

this needs to work

[calm mesa]

WE ARE JOEING

1.5 TWR

[dusk tide]

i need to catch up

2x speed time

[carmine mantle]

MAIN STAGE

[proud dawn]

Yeah

WE DO BE GOING

[dusk tide]

good TVC

[rich nexus]

this really needs to work yeah

[proud dawn]

DO BE DO BE DO

[quartz rivet]

WE ARE SO GOING

[calm mesa]

GO GO GO GO

[rich nexus]

YEAAA

[dusk tide]

also thats a dope ass table

id love to have a table like that

[quartz rivet]

i love that table

[proud dawn]

Earth table

Blue ball

[rich nexus]

full fucking send

[round flicker]

table earth theory

[sinful glen]

90% throttle

[round flicker]

:0 simulation

[dusk tide]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omok0wegVuw&list=PLDisKgcnAC4SDSoz4VImJTtmYPPIYxga4&index=19

[covert osprey]

Oh hey is this the Houston We Have a Podcast guy announcing

[dusk tide]

me rn

[calm mesa]

WE ARE JOEING

[round flicker]

<500km to target

1000 psi helium tank

[rich nexus]

still nominal right

[dusk tide]

where is this info coming from?

[quartz rivet]

norminal for now

🤞

[round flicker]

live stream

[sinful glen]

https://youtu.be/b0d8sSmZqzs?si=6dK8jBSBPDepup7b

[rich nexus]

mission control reading out numbers

[sinful glen]

my vibe for this

[calm mesa]

NOMINAL ! ! !

[sinful glen]

WE ARE GO

[edgy flicker]

looped video

[round flicker]

norminal

[round flicker]

bruh

[dusk tide]

good control

[quartz rivet]

not enough bandwidth for real stream

[rich nexus]

somehow this is very hinged by livestream standards

[calm mesa]

TRN/HRN working nominally

[dusk tide]

images are being processed

[rich nexus]

400 seconds

[proud dawn]

I fucking love you

(Please don’t let Amaury see this)

[dusk tide]

i always listen to that track when watching moon landings

[sinful glen]

screenshotting as we speak

[proud dawn]

I’m so dead

[sinful glen]

s l a m

[round flicker]

No

[proud dawn]

I mean

[static garnet]

live murder taking place

[rich nexus]

wau less than usual

[proud dawn]

Who doesn’t listen to FAM ost during a lunar landing

[dusk tide]

real

[calm mesa]

GODSPEED INITIATIVE MARCHES

[sinful glen]

always been more of a trinity guy

but FAM works

[edgy flicker]

ininininin

[rich nexus]

we should normalize eurobeat during spaceflight activities

[proud dawn]

INFINITE MONEY IS FINALLY LANDING ON THE MOON

[proud dawn]

Nah

[rich nexus]

things are going fast and turning so we need drifting music

[dusk tide]

INFINITESIMAL MECHANICS ARE GOING

[sinful glen]

400 seconds

[proud dawn]

We should honestly use more lofi music during coast phases

And more intense one for landings

[calm mesa]

NOMINAL ! ! ! ! ! !

[round flicker]

1.7 twr

[rich nexus]

NOMINAL

[quartz rivet]

NOMINAL

[dusk tide]

nominal engine and helium tanks

[gusty musk]

nominál

[proud dawn]

Don’t spoil the stream is a bit late here

[dusk tide]

2x speed it

[proud dawn]

It’s on my TV

I can’t

[dusk tide]

ah ok

[proud dawn]

[gusty musk]

Yes you can

[round flicker]

||The lander came out as gay||

[quartz rivet]

"its still nominal" not really spoiler

[round flicker]

sorry for spoiler

[gusty musk]

I'm also on TV and I 2x it

[quartz rivet]

ban?

no spoilers smh

[dusk tide]

hopefully they land the right way up 🤞

[proud dawn]

:(

[calm mesa]

9km alt

[dusk tide]

5 mins

[proud dawn]

Best view ever

[calm mesa]

CAT

[round flicker]

15 second delay between landing and confirmation

[gusty musk]

el gato

[quartz rivet]

CAT

[proud dawn]

The cat doesn’t give a fuck that we’re landing in the Moon

[sinful glen]

so an eternity, then

[proud dawn]

[calm mesa]

KEEP THE DAMN COUNTDOWN ON THE SCREEN

[dusk tide]

godspeed IM-1

[round flicker]

my setup

[dusk tide]

"time to find us a campsite"

Ed Baldwin

[proud dawn]

COME ON INTERACTIVE MOMMY

YOU CAN DO IT

[gusty musk]

月

[dusk tide]

i believe in you Improvised Meteorology

[steep sail]

why'd cfour take over your account

[round flicker]

(^o^)/

[sinful glen]

200 seconds

[round flicker]

✌︎('ω')✌︎

[proud dawn]

\o/

[calm mesa]

godspeed initialize my spleens

[proud dawn]

I have problems

[fading forge]

first real image of it landed!!!

[round flicker]

3 min

[dusk tide]

landing time at 5:23pm

[gusty musk]

real

[quartz rivet]

no way

[calm mesa]

GNC working

[round flicker]

5:24 after livestream delay

[calm mesa]

excellent

[proud dawn]

Imminent Magnetometers is going to make history

[gusty musk]

Intricate Matings is gonna make it

[dusk tide]

Independent Monsters is doing it

[round flicker]

who named this company

They need help

[chilly sleet]

LaRC save Oddy
LaRC…

[gusty musk]

lark

[proud dawn]

… what

[round flicker]

…no altitude?

[sterile leaf]

Pitch over!

[round flicker]

uh

[proud dawn]

OMG

BLU TEAM

[dusk tide]

ok here we go

[proud dawn]

JUST LIKE

THE THING

[dusk tide]

HDA time

[round flicker]

shut

WOOO PITCHOVER

[carmine matrix]

we are doing the thing

[dusk tide]

1000m

[proud dawn]

WE ARE LAUNCHING

Wait no

[dusk tide]

*landing

[proud dawn]

Landing

Yeah

I still have problems

[fading forge]

OMG OMG OMG

[proud dawn]

WE ARE LANDING THIS MACHINE

[dusk tide]

1 MINUTE

[round flicker]

WE ARE LANDING THE MACHINE INTUITIVELY

[proud dawn]

Space shuttle to the Moon

Real

[fading forge]

TAKE MY ENERGY

pop

[proud dawn]

Ok I’ll get out of here for the landing

EAGLE CAM DEPLOYED

LEKXIEKNSXKSOSZLDNE

[round flicker]

3rd person views boutta go crazy

[proud dawn]

Come on

[dusk tide]

waiiting for comms

[proud dawn]

You can do it

[round flicker]

the atmosphere is so tense Jesus

[broken sequoia]

I don’t think eagle cam is gonna do much, apparently there’s no way to stabilise it

[fading forge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1132848509427646545/1173822867729829948/attachment.gif

[calm mesa]

stress ! !

[proud dawn]

Please

[steep sail]

No fucking way they land with a navigation system they bodged together in two hours

[proud dawn]

Just reestablish coms

Please please

[round flicker]

Looking for carrier lock

[quartz rivet]

come on come on

[quartz rivet]

?

[proud dawn]

COME ON TARS

[sinful glen]

cmon cmon cmon cmon

[covert osprey]

COME ONNNNN

[sinful glen]

COME ON TARS

[quartz rivet]

are we going?!

[rich nexus]

AAAAAAA

[broken sequoia]

Like they just toss it out

[proud dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/no-time-for-caution-dr-gif-25027718

[sinful glen]

COME OON TARS

[round flicker]

checking antenna reception

[broken sequoia]

no way to fix the camera on the lander

[quartz rivet]

COME ON COME ON

[proud dawn]

Please please

[sinful glen]

PLEASE

[proud dawn]

Tell me you landed safely

Softly

I don’t actually want to eat sand

Please please please

[sinful glen]

the PAO is so nervous 💀

i dont blame him

[quartz rivet]

soft landing soft landing

pls

[round flicker]

pls

[proud dawn]

Standing byyyy

[river olive]

Could be a comm outage

[round flicker]

this is taking too long

[carmine matrix]

uh oh 😭😭

[proud dawn]

It’s been way too long

[sinful glen]

standing by here

[round flicker]

uh oh

[sinful glen]

could be an outage

[dusk tide]

getting worried now

[proud dawn]

It’s joever

[sinful glen]

nah nah nah everything looked pretty good

[round flicker]

This is not a great sign

[dusk tide]

it was smooth

[sinful glen]

could just be a comms issue

[proud dawn]

Same thing for Hakuto-R

[quartz rivet]

everything was nominal until like a few seconds to touchdown

[fading forge]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-blink-blinkingcat-cute-funny-gif-8859604814399687515

[dusk tide]

let them cook

[proud dawn]

AAAAHHHHH

[round flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/james-may-missile-gif-24984768

[sinful glen]

nah the telemetry for hakuot wasn't that great 💀
10m above ground falling way to fast

[proud dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-head-hurt-кот-голова-gif-23934652

[carmine matrix]

the boulders:

[quartz rivet]

escary

[hollow bough]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pPBCIpVGsM
Any Doppler graph readers here?

[dusk tide]

possible comms issue

[carmine matrix]

🙏🙏

[proud dawn]

They could’ve used a parachute to land on the Moon smh

[hardy perch]

No they can't

[dusk tide]

im thinking it landed safetly and that theyve got antenna problems

[hardy perch]

You need an atmosphere bro

[proud dawn]

Yes they could

They’re just bad at it

[boreal jolt]

I bet with some people irl that this would fail below 5km altitude -- starting to look like I may have been right

[dusk tide]

does he know

[neon moss]

why didnt they test it on ksp first

[cerulean canopy]

I hate they haven't shown any telemetry during the engine burn

[dusk tide]

yeah

[carmine matrix]

that’s what joe biden wants you to believe

[steep sail]

makes scott manley's job hard

[sinful glen]

looks like the comms faded instead of cut off completely

[fading forge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pPBCIpVGsM

[rich nexus]

😭😭😭😭 don’t say that

[cerulean canopy]

It's so silly

[proud dawn]

Please

[round flicker]

…are they confirming where the antenna is pointed?

[sinful glen]

they should've displayed the telemetry on the way down smhh

[proud dawn]

For the love of everything on this Earth

Just land softly for once

Don’t do the Kerbal

[round flicker]

that’s like not a good sign

[dusk tide]

yeah theyre trying to align their antenna with IM-1's

[quartz rivet]

i wish they had, idc if it's too technical for most of the audience at least it looks cool to them

[round flicker]

hm

[proud dawn]

I’m currently in my « it’s joever » phase

[rich nexus]

Ok good control

[dusk tide]

possible off angle landing

[rich nexus]

Roll???

OFF ANGLE LANDING

[dusk tide]

yeah so they rolled too much

[proud dawn]

What

[sinful glen]

possible* off-angle

[steep sail]

8° excursion in terminal phase right before beginning roll maneuver

[dusk tide]

so maybe the antenna isnt pointed in the right vector

[quartz rivet]

Japan moment?

[round flicker]

what axis is roll

x,y, or z

[carmine matrix]

a roll excursion doesn’t sound fatal

[dusk tide]

vertical

y

[sinful glen]

the one that's less important than pitch and yaw

[gusty musk]

Zeta

[round flicker]

Ok cool

[proud dawn]

That’s z

[river olive]

Maybe it’s SLIM style landing

[dusk tide]

right z my bad

too much minecraft

[sinful glen]

not with this type I dont thikn

[dusk tide]

its not like slim

[round flicker]

maybe it’s just spinning in place

rolling

[proud dawn]

[dusk tide]

big up the UK

[proud dawn]

The antenna being in the wrong direction would be both so sad and funny

[dusk tide]

just go and fix it smh

[neon moss]

return signal?

[rich nexus]

Dsn save me

[dusk tide]

oo

[rich nexus]

Save me dsn

[dusk tide]

return signal

[fading forge]

WHA

[gusty musk]

Return sig?

[rich nexus]

Whaaaaaaa

[quartz rivet]

?!

[gusty musk]

It landed!?!?!?!?!

[dusk tide]

possibly

[round flicker]

bruh

[covert osprey]

WOOOOO

[carmine matrix]

no way they only have one antenna lmao, they couldn’t have been sure exact roll

[dusk tide]

theyre still doing the things

[limpid flame]

No slim cosplay please

[proud dawn]

Dsn, save me…

[carmine matrix]

YEEEEEEEEEHAW

[proud dawn]

Dsn…

DID THEY ????

[sinful glen]

that's on them for going public lmao

[proud dawn]

DID THEY DO THE DID DONE DO ????

[neon moss]

they have a signal they're tracking

[proud dawn]

DOBEDOBEDOOOO

[dusk tide]

after 15 minutes they are power cycling the radios

[quartz rivet]

ARE WE BACK?

[dusk tide]

and try again

[river olive]

They have some sort of signal

[dusk tide]

so its a waiting game

[carmine matrix]

and after that they’re switching antennas

[covert osprey]

They said 4 antennas earlier in the stream

[proud dawn]

Please don’t play with my feelings