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Front-row seat to the Moon—next stop, the surface!  Athena continues to be in excellent health in lunar orbit. Overnight, flight controllers calibrated Athena’s landing navigation cameras, which are designed to autonomously track her position and detect hazards during landing.   These image sequences are from a separate public affairs camera. The first 20 second sequence, taken during an eclipse is over the Moon's south pole region, near her intended landing site, Mons Mouton—one of NASA's designated human landing sites for the Artemis campaign.   The second sequence is made up of 240 images taken over a mid-latitude region over a 10-minute span. Each image is shown as 2 frames in this sequence. Athena is still targeting a landing opportunity on March 6 at 11:32 a.m. CST. 

CBS Mornings takes a look at Intuitive Machines #IM2 mission and interviews CEO Stephen Altemus on how the company's second lunar lander, Athena, will deliver groundbreaking technology to the south pole of the moon. https://lnkd.in/emnrTuGZ

Athena sent the first IM-2 images from space shortly after liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida while traveling approximately 24,000 miles per hour. Athena used four super-wide field of view public affairs cameras to take pictures every minute for 30 minutes after separating from SpaceX’s second stage. Then, Athena took photos every 5 minutes for the next hour. Follow along for mission updates: https://bit.ly/3F0yRu9  

UPDATE from Intuitive Machines Mission to the Moon: The #IM2 Athena lunar lander is approximately halfway to the Moon and continues to communicate with our flight controllers in Houston. Our flight controllers are preparing for the mission’s next milestones, Trajectory Correction Maneuvers (TCM). TCMs are intended to refine Athena’s trajectory ahead of lunar orbit insertion. (28FEB2025 0807 CT) #IntuitiveMachines is publishing mission updates on X and the IM-2 mission webpage. https://lnkd.in/efTzjgPV #AdLunam #Athena #IM2

Congratulations to Intuitive Machines on the successful launch of #IM2 mission! A major step forward in building a thriving lunar economy and expanding exploration beyond Earth. #IntuitiveMachines, an IBX portfolio company,  is set to land IM2's Athena Lunar Lander in the Moon’s South Pole region—the company's second mission in as many years. A historic achievement for commercial space! Intuitive Machines became the first company to land on the Moon in 2024.

IBX CEO and Founder, Kam Ghaffarian, shared his thoughts on the future of the space economy at the #FIIPriority conference in #Miami. He spoke alongside H.E. Dr. Mohammed S. Al-Tamimi, CEO of the Saudi Space Agency and Gwynne Shotwell, President & COO of #SpaceX on what to expect from the space sector and challenges for the industry.

American leadership is enabling the Golden Age of Space.

“We’re building the infrastructure for a city in space..." Axiom Space George Motter talks about the future of space and what is next for the space station. At IBX we are proud of our portfolio company, #AxiomSpace as the build the next generation space station in low Earth orbit

📢 The best of 2024 & what’s ahead in 2025! Read this special edition of the IBX newsletter for key updates from Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, X-energy, Quantum Space, DX, PTX, and Limitless Space Institute. At IBX, we’re driving innovation in energy, space, and exploration—creating lasting impact for the future. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/epD2Ts6G #IBX #Innovation #Space #Energy #FutureForward

A major milestone for X-energy! IBX is proud to celebrate the success of #Xenergy, an IBX portfolio company, as it secures a $700 million Series C-1 financing round—making it the best-funded startup developing small modular reactors (SMRs). This investment underscores the growing recognition that nuclear energy is essential to ensuring a secure, reliable, and clean energy future. Founded by Kam Ghaffarian, X-energy is at the forefront of advanced nuclear innovation, developing next-generation SMR technology and TRISO-X fuel to meet the world’s growing demand for clean, reliable energy. This latest funding round, backed by investors including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Citadel’s Ken Griffin, Ares Management, Segra Capital, and Emerson Collective, will accelerate the commercialization of scalable, carbon-free power solutions. At IBX, we invest in visionary companies tackling the world’s biggest challenges. X-energy’s success is proof that the future of energy is being built today. #Xenergy #IBX #CleanEnergy #AdvancedNuclear #SMR #NuclearInnovation