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Flight-Tested Technologies for Safety in Space Head to the Moon

When the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander launched to the Moon on February 26, 2025, its commercial payloads included two technologies that were advanced by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program: the Automated Radiation Measurement for Aerospace Safety, known as ARMAS, and a miniature rover called the AstroAnt. During Intuitive Machines’ second lunar delivery under NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative, these two innovations will carry out tasks that hold promise for better protecting people and equipment as we venture farther and stay longer in space.

Read more about AstroAnt and ARMAS going to the Moon about Flight-Tested Technologies for Safety in Space Head to the Moon
An artist’s concept of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander on the Moon’s South Pole.
An artist’s concept of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander on the Moon’s South Pole.
Credit: Intuitive Machines

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