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# CLPS CP-22 (IM-4)
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**Mission:** Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-22
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**Provider:** Intuitive Machines
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**Lander:** Nova-C (fourth Nova-C lander, IM-4)
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**Landing Site:** Mons Mouton, lunar south pole
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**Launch/Landing:** No earlier than 2027
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## Payloads
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**ESA PROSPECT:**
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- ProSEED drill (1-meter depth cryogenic sampling)
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- ProSPA analytical laboratory (thermal-chemical ISRU demonstration)
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- First in-situ ISRU chemistry demonstration on lunar surface
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**NASA Payloads:**
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- Compact Infrared Imaging System (mineralogy)
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- SEAL (Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers)
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- MAG (magnetometer)
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- Laser retroreflector
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- LEIA (Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora - yeast radiation biology experiment)
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## Schedule
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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.
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## Timeline
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- **2026-04-13** — Mission confirmed as IM-4 with 2027 target (slip from earlier 2026 timeline)
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## Sources
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- NASA Science CLPS mission page
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- NSSDCA mission records
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- NASASpaceFlight reporting |