Intuitive Machines-3
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IM-3 is an upcoming lunar mission planned for the second half 2026 by Intuitive Machines for NASA's CLPS program, using a Nova-C lunar lander.
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- Operator
- NASA
- Country of origin
- United States
- Follows
- Intuitive Machines-2
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- destination point
- Reiner Gamma
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- Prior to launch
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IM-3 is an upcoming lunar mission planned for the second half 2026 by Intuitive Machines for NASA's CLPS program, using a Nova-C lunar lander.
== Background == thumb|CADRE ATLO Team presents completed rovers NASA selected a Nova-C mission for CLPS task order CP-11. It will deliver payloads to the lunar swirl in the Reiner Gamma region. In August 2021, Intuitive Machines selected SpaceX to launch its third lunar mission, IM-3. As of 7 January 2026, the launch of IM-3 is expected to take place in second half 2026. The lander will conduct experiments investigating the properties of the unexpected magnetic field that has been detected in the vicinity of the Reiner Gamma swirl.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Intuitive Machines-3” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.