Watch Live! Intuitive Machines-2 Lunar Landing

Athena's mission, known as IM-2, is Houston-based Intuitive Machines' second jaunt to the moon. It's part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which contracts private companies to deliver agency science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. Athena launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast on Feb. 26 and entered lunar orbit this week after a short few days in transit.