Athena will be carrying a set of instruments and a drill to study the rocks and soil beneath the moon's surface and will help scientists identify where possible water sources could be.
A robotic moon lander called Athena will embark on Intuitive Machine's second mission to the moon.
It should take just five days to reach the far side of the moon, but will then wait for another 300 days in deep space before approaching its target asteroid.
It made history a year ago by becoming the first private company to successfully land on the moon's surface - although the lander did fall over.
There's a race to find water on the moon because it may make it feasible to build a base there, making deep space exploration easier.
