I'm not sure if any other forum members have any involvement with the current moon lander programs (reach out if you do!) but after the disappointing first attempt last month I'm super excited to see that today's SpaceX-IM1 launch has gone well and the Intuitive Machines moon lander is on her way to the moon!

https://www.youtube.com/live/CvdgoX-3WOM?si=PguK_GSpQdShncBC

Fingers crossed it makes it all the way to the lunar surface and my lasers (part of the NDL landing system) do their job!! (FYI, NDL = Navigational Doppler Lidar)

 

The moon isn’t real, bro.

 

That’s because the earth is flat

 

The flat earth society are making a movie, the ending is rumoured to be a real cliff hanger.....

 

Congratulations. What an awesome feeling!

 

Stolen from the OF jokes thread ~

 

Flat Earthers are not likely to believe that whole “an asteroid killed the dinosaurs” theory, either.

 

It’s clear Flat Earthers aren’t “cat people”

 

I prefer the version where it's on top of the 4 elephants on the back of a giant turtle.

 

Looking forward to a successful landing! Fingers crossed.
Also excited to see those third person pictures from Eagle Cam.

 

Only 8 days to wait!! Lol

 

The earth is NOT flat.

 

Just a few more hours...

 

Yeah, I'm wondering if they wanted to do another trip around the moon just to get away from all the media hype of Elon Musk's latest Starship launch (and explosion.... sorry, non-nominal vehicle dismantling, or somethin like that!).

 

I'm tracking this to see if it matches my Apollo 8 DSOTM!!

 

RUD. Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

 

Alright baby!! Our lasers (in the NDL) are going to be the primary landing system for getting this box on the moon!!!

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1

 

Congratulations!

 

Thanks very much!! But I'm holding out for actual images until I'm 100% happy!