# CLPS CP-22 (IM-4)

**Mission:** Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-22

**Provider:** Intuitive Machines

**Lander:** Nova-C (fourth Nova-C lander, IM-4)

**Landing Site:** Mons Mouton, lunar south pole

**Launch/Landing:** No earlier than 2027

## Payloads

**ESA PROSPECT:**
- ProSEED drill (1-meter depth cryogenic sampling)
- ProSPA analytical laboratory (thermal-chemical ISRU demonstration)
- First in-situ ISRU chemistry demonstration on lunar surface

**NASA Payloads:**
- Compact Infrared Imaging System (mineralogy)
- SEAL (Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers)
- MAG (magnetometer)
- Laser retroreflector
- LEIA (Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora - yeast radiation biology experiment)

## Schedule

Earlier mission descriptions indicated 2026 landing. NSSDCA records confirm IM-4 designation and no-earlier-than-2027 target, representing a quiet slip not widely reported in public program discussions.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-13** — Mission confirmed as IM-4 with 2027 target (slip from earlier 2026 timeline)

## Sources

- NASA Science CLPS mission page
- NSSDCA mission records
- NASASpaceFlight reporting