Intuitive Machines Delays Lunar Lander Launch to February

The new launch window could see two privately developed American spacecraft landing on the moon in the same week.

Intuitive Machines has delayed the launch of its first lunar lander, Nova-C, to mid-February due to unfavorable weather conditions and specific lighting requirements for its mission to land near the lunar south pole.
The new launch window is a month later than the original January 12-16 window and could coincide with the landing of another privately developed lunar lander, Astrobotic’s Peregrine, which is targeting a February 23 landing date.
Both landers were developed as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, an initiative to solicit commercial landers for scientific and research payload delivery to the lunar surface.
Nova-C will be carrying six payloads for NASA as part of this initial mission, and it has been awarded two additional CLPS contracts for lunar cargo delivery.
Intuitive Machines expects to generate $279 million in revenue from its lander services next year alone.