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The Athena mission, a robotic moon lander, is set to explore the Moon. It is equipped with scientific instruments designed to analyze the chemical composition of lunar soil and search for subsurface water, particularly in the Moon’s south polar region. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and will be launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket. The Athena mission marks the second lunar mission for Intuitive Machines and follows its first private moon landing in February 2024.