This episode was recorded live while watching the Intuitive Machines-1 (IM-1) moon landing on February 22, 2024 around 6PM. Alex shares his live reaction and thoughts while the NOVA Command team in Houston, TX intiates landing sequence and then troubleshoots the signal after the landing attempt.

Is the lander ok? Will the signal get better? That's for the future. Right now, we were just excited to be able to watch the first Lunar landing attempt by the US since 1972 for Apollo 17. It's been a while, but one thing is for sure - it's the new Moon Era and the is finally making large strides at lunar activity. 

Alex shares his thoughts at the end of the broadcast about how the original Space Race and this new Space Race (2.0?) are the same and very different. Can we use the last space race and what came from it, as an example for what we can expect with a thriving space program? Can we expect as much change in private companies as we saw with NASA after Apollo 11? All we know is we're excited to be living in the multiverse that has us shooting for the moon again. 

Here's to building a fantastic future, for all of humanity! 

Topics from the episode: moon lander, nasa, space, odysseus, moon landing, mission, nova c, communications, launch, teamwork, payloads, people, lunar lander, land, moon landings, company, process, intuitive machines We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! 

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SOURCES:

LIVE Mission Feed we used for Launch Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/live/Dg2ffigGcYM?si=V9GRxZvdBtNuSvPB&t=4639

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-encapsulated-and-scheduled-for-launch https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2024/01/20240125-4_j.html

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

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-new-partnerships-for-commercial-lunar-payload-delivery-services/

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/np-2023-12-016-jsc-clps-im-press-kit-web-508.pdf?emrc=ac5e9

The 'Topics from the episode' above and the timestamps below for the episode were generated using AI (otter.ai) by running the audio through it's process. 

Timestamps:  00:00 What is the IM-1 Lunar landing mission and its significance?  08:16 Moon landing communication challenges and solutions. 12:35 Alex talks about Space exploration and career opportunities 18:09 "Mission director confirms equipment is on surface, transmitting. Amazing!" 24:16 NASA's partnership with private companies to return to the moon. 28:19 The Space Conundrum: Space Race duality, lunar landing, and its impact on humanity.  -------------

------------- Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science  Alex G. Orphanos

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