Riding along with IM-2 is NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite, managed by the agency’s. NASA's Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission, part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign,

According to NASA, should the Feb. 26 launch take place, Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander will reach the Moon next month and will attempt a landing on its surface no earlier than March 6. It will take approximately one week for Athena to make its way to the Moon.

In coordination with SpaceX, launch of the Company’s IM-2 mission is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than February 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After the launch, Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Athena, will spend approximately one week in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar surface no earlier than Thursday, March 6. The lander will carry NASA science investigations and technology demonstrations to further our understanding of the Moon's environment and help prepare for future human missions to the lunar surface,