The lander, named Athena, is targeting Mons Mouton, a lunar plateau near the Moons South Pole.
The robot is named after Grace Hopper, a pioneer mathematician and computer scientist who advocated for accessible programming.
The Micro-Nova hopper will perform a total of five hops, each with a different altitude.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C class lunar lander will carry NASA technology to the Moon.Intuitive Machines
From there, the bouncing robot will hop its way down into a permanently shadowed crater.
Martin is quoted in Space.com as saying.
Grace is a first-of-its-kind technology demonstration as no hopping robot has explored the Moon before.
Intuitive Machines is also no stranger to the Moon.
Thecompany launched its first lunar lander, named Odysseus, in February 2024.
Odysseus managed to touch down on the lunar surface, but its landing wasnt so smooth.
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