ETA from NASA:
UPDATE: The @Int_Machines ‘ lunar lander will orbit the Moon one additional time before landing on the surface. Touchdown is now targeted for 6:24pm ET (2324 UTC). Our live coverage will begin at 5pm EST (2200 UTC). go.nasa.gov/49LQU1k
Some days I like it when I’m in the home office all day. Then I catch stuff like this:
NASA science is set to land on the Moon aboard Odysseus, Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed autonomous lander. Touchdown is targeted for 4:24 p.m. EST (2124 UTC) Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The NASA payloads aboard the lander aim to help us learn more about terrain and communications near the lunar South Pole. For more information about our Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/3RFR0A5
I caught it because I stumbled on this:
I felt this…although I did know in the back of my brain it was happening some time, just didn’t realize it was today.
NOTE: It looks like it has been delayed, so I pulled the post and pushed it an hour so you weren’t just watching a clock tick down
Otherwise this is an open thread.
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