Will the IM-2 lunar lander soft-land upright on the moon?
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This market was inspired by @Sailfish markets but without the additional "success" criteria for the payloads.

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/missions

https://www.nasa.gov/event/intuitive-machines-clps-flight-im-2/

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=PRIME-1

Since the purpose of the mission is to drill into the surface of the moon, landing upright will be crucial.

Resolution Criteria:

-The IM-2 lander must soft land land successfully and return telemetry data for this market to resolve YES.

-Market will resolve NO if the IM-2 lander does not land upright

-Market will resolve NO if the IM-2 lander crash lands

-Market will resolve NO if the team cannot communicate with the lander and retrieve telemetry data about the orientation of the landing.

Shown below is an example of the "upright" orientation.

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How will you resolve this question if it stands tilted, like the previous lander, IM-1?

(One of the legs broke on that lander, & it stood at a 30-degree angle. This prevented it deploying 1 of its artistic payloads.)

@CommanderZander if IM2 is tipped over or stands tilted, this market will resolve 'no'

@CommanderZander there are some nuances with a 'tilted' landing, but I'll answer any scenarios you have in mind.

Are you ready for another launch to the Moon? For the second time,

@Int_Machines will launch a lunar lander to deliver @NASA_Technology

to the Moon. IM-2 will launch from @NASAKennedy aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket no earlier than late February. https://go.nasa.gov/3CqEAs5