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Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission will launch a privately built lunar lander to the moon on Feb. 14 .
Liftoff is scheduled for 12:57 a.m. EST ( 0557 GMT ) If all goes well, the Nova-C lander ( Intuitive Machines ) is expected to land on the moon Feb. 22.
If successful, it will be the first -ever private landing on the lunar surface since NASA 's Apollo 17 mission in 1972 .
IM-1 is scheduled to launch from KSC 's Pad 39A on Feb. 22 .
Crew-8 astronaut mission could be delayed if it doesn't lift off on time.
Crew Dragon mission is also scheduled to be launched from the same pad this month .
Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and co-host of the This Week In Space podcast.
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