# ‘Odie’ is en route for its potentially historic moon landing

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/odie-is-en-route-for-its-potentially-historic-moon-landing/
- Published: 2024-02-17T09:30:26-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at […]. Image credit: NASA. Article by Laura Baisas. Popular Science – February 15, 2024. A potentially new frontier of lunar exploration began at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wee hours of the morning. Intuitive Machines’ robotic Odysseus lunar lander successfully launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 15 at 1:05 a.m. EST. The uncrewed lander was successfully separated from the rocket about an hour after launch, beginning its 230,000-mile journey towards the moon. […] Click here to view original web page at www.popsci.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio