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title: Anticipating touchdown.
description: Intuitive Machine’s Nova to attempt to land on the moon. Rocket Lab and Varda return a capsule to Earth.  ERS-2 reenters Earth’s atmosphere. And more.
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# [Anticipating touchdown.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/219)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Feb 22, 2024 9:46:16 PM

Summary

Intuitive Machine’s Nova to attempt to land on the moon. Rocket Lab and Varda return the W-1 to Earth carrying pharmaceutical crystals. The European Space Agency’s ERS-2 is deorbited and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on reentry, and more.

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