A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to launch a number of missions, including a private lunar lander, a lunar satellite for NASA and a prospecting probe for an asteroid-mining company

NASA is set to launch its Nova-C lander ’Athena’ on February 26 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. This mission, part of the CLPS initiative, aims to conduct science investigations and technology demonstrations on the Moon.

According to NASA, should the Feb. 26 launch take place, Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander will reach the Moon next month and will attempt a landing on its surface no earlier than March 6. It will take approximately one week for Athena to make its way to the Moon.