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A company is returning to the moon. Here's how it will avoid tipping again

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Intuitive Machines is the first private space company to land on the moon in 2024 .

Its new spacecraft, Athena , is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, Feb. 26 .

A last-minute crisis almost ruined Intuitive Machine's 2024 landing.

Engineers say they've made improvements to the spacecraft that should help it avoid problems.

We would not be able to deploy hoppers and rovers. However, there are lots of instruments on all of those systems that we would still be able to operate, just like last time." Topics NASA .