US to launch next Moon mission on Valentine's Day

The upcoming attempt features a lander built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines fixed to the top of a SpaceX rocket, while the last try involved a United Launch Alliance rocket and Astrobotics lander.

1. This handout picture obtained by Nasa on February 7, 2024 shows the Nova-C lunar lander encapsulated within the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for launch, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. US companies are set to launch for the Moon on February 14, less than a month since a similar mission ended in failure with the spaceship burning up in the Earth's atmosphere, NASA said on February 7, 2024. AFP photo