A private lunar lander has taken another step toward its historic moonshot.
The robotic Nova-C spacecraft was encapsulated inside the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today (Jan. 31) to prep for liftoff, which is right around the corner.
Launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida's Space Coast, will occur during a three-day window in mid-February, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX and Intuitive Machines have not yet announced what those dates are, though Martin said today that Nova-C's lunar landing try will take place on Feb. 22 regardless of which day it takes flight.
If launch cannot occur during the February window, the next opportunity will come in March.
Source: www.space.com
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