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Jan 13, 20211 min read
Intuitive Machines Selects SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket for Second Moon Mission
There are currently five awarded Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions to the lunar surface in the next three years....
![Image-Based Navigation Could Help Spacecraft Safely Land on The Moon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_864c810cce4140c7a697e6e0be9d09ef~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7c27f7_864c810cce4140c7a697e6e0be9d09ef~mv2.webp)
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Image-Based Navigation Could Help Spacecraft Safely Land on The Moon
A multidisciplinary team of engineers, including Intuitive Machines, demonstrated how a series of lunar images can be used to infer the...
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![Actual rocket science: Inside the hundreds of hours of testing for this engine's 15 minutes of flame](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_fb109eaf057a4f64974ce557175b54fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_fb109eaf057a4f64974ce557175b54fd~mv2.webp)
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Actual rocket science: Inside the hundreds of hours of testing for this engine's 15 minutes of flame
Houston-based Intuitive Machines is building a nearly 13-foot-tall lunar lander, the Nova-C, that’s set to deliver commercial cargo and...
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![ILOA-IM Announce Agreement for 2021 Lunar Landing and Milky Way Galaxy Center Imaging](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_72f209b09bfc477b8f3ad25c37980650~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_72f209b09bfc477b8f3ad25c37980650~mv2.webp)
Nov 12, 20203 min read
ILOA-IM Announce Agreement for 2021 Lunar Landing and Milky Way Galaxy Center Imaging
Kamuela, Hawai’i, 12 November 2020 – The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA Hawaii) has contracted Intuitive Machines (IM)...
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Oct 16, 20201 min read
NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Lunar Ice Drill in 2022
Houston – NASA has selected Intuitive Machines to deliver the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment (PRIME-1) drill, combined with a mass...
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![Pride Automation Announces Intuitive Machines as New Client](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_72f209b09bfc477b8f3ad25c37980650~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_72f209b09bfc477b8f3ad25c37980650~mv2.webp)
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Pride Automation Announces Intuitive Machines as New Client
Today, Pride Automation, Inc. (PAI) has announced that it will deliver its proprietary PRocedure Integrated Development Environment...
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![Tracking sub-nanometer thermal structuralchanges with speckle interferometry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_fb109eaf057a4f64974ce557175b54fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_fb109eaf057a4f64974ce557175b54fd~mv2.webp)
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Tracking sub-nanometer thermal structuralchanges with speckle interferometry
Co-authored by Intuitive Machines Advanced Composites SME, Marcel Bluth, the Applied Optics publication details the analysis of the James...
![A Houston company helped students design lunar race cars. Next time, they'll race on the moon.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_bdf5d02a25f941f09b60997375295f66~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a27d24_bdf5d02a25f941f09b60997375295f66~mv2.webp)
Jul 6, 20201 min read
A Houston company helped students design lunar race cars. Next time, they'll race on the moon.
Students from around the world spent four weeks scrutinizing springs that would work in lunar gravity, components that would withstand...
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Apr 20, 20201 min read
‘Hygienic Hot Fire Operation’ Continues CLPS Moon Lander Progress
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves across the country, Intuitive Machines remains focused on protecting the health and...
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![Launch Date and Landing Site Selected For 2021 Moon Mission](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_6f1cb4032b2747c2a3156a19d2c1e22c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_6f1cb4032b2747c2a3156a19d2c1e22c~mv2.webp)
Apr 12, 20201 min read
Launch Date and Landing Site Selected For 2021 Moon Mission
Intuitive Machines (IM) engineers selected an area in Oceanus Procellarum near Vallis Schröteri as the landing site for its upcoming IM-1...
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Apr 9, 20201 min read
Congratulations Masten Space Systems for NASA Contract Award
Intuitive Machines congratulates the extraordinary team at Masten Space Systems for being selected by NASA to deliver and operate eight...
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Mar 5, 20201 min read
Moon Lander Engine Breaks Record at Marshall Space Flight Center
On February 28, 2020 Intuitive Machines’ propulsion team successfully test fired its VR3500 moon lander engine for over 600 seconds,...
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Feb 17, 20201 min read
Moon Mark and Intuitive Machines Partner to Launch First Ever Race on the Moon
Experience the thrill of the first-ever race on the Moon!
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Feb 14, 20201 min read
Intuitive Machines Unveils 2021 Moon Landing Navigation Approach
Denver – Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander will capture raw optical images of the lunar surface and convert them into Terrain Relative...
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Jan 29, 20201 min read
Intuitive Machines Teams With Axiom Space for Construction of Commercial Space Station On ISS
Intuitive Machines will support construction of the first commercial space platform which will attach to the International Space Station...
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Jan 22, 20201 min read
NASA Names Five NASA Payloads Nova-C Will Carry To The Moon
NASA has finalized the first 16 science experiments and technology demonstrations, ranging from chemistry to communications, to be...
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Oct 24, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines selected to build engines for Boeing’s Human Lander System Technology Development
Houston-based Intuitive Machines was selected to build, test and deliver prototype main stage and reaction control (RCS) engines for...
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![Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX to launch Nova-C to the Moon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_afd9d272e353421a88e7183369db7934~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_afd9d272e353421a88e7183369db7934~mv2.webp)
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX to launch Nova-C to the Moon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Houston-based Intuitive Machines selected SpaceX to launch its lunar lander, Nova-C, to the Moon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket. “Intuitive...
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Sep 27, 20191 min read
NASA Awards Intuitive Machines $1.3 Million Tipping Point Partnership
NASA selected Intuitive Machines to develop a spacecraft vision processing computer and software to reduce the cost and schedule required...
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![Intuitive Machines Honored in Ellington Airport: Gateway to Space Exhibit](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_225ec126272f4bf1a3df0f316aba69ab~mv2_d_6000_3376_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7c27f7_225ec126272f4bf1a3df0f316aba69ab~mv2_d_6000_3376_s_4_2.webp)
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines Honored in Ellington Airport: Gateway to Space Exhibit
The Lone Star Flight Museum featured Intuitive Machines in their brand-new Ellington Airport: Gateway to Space Exhibit. The exhibit opens...
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Sep 19, 20191 min read
Nova-C Main Engine Test Keeps Houston in the Moon Race
September 4, 2019 Intuitive Machines tested the Nova-C lander’s rocket propulsion system for the 8th time at the Houston Spaceport...
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Sep 9, 20191 min read
Tiburon Jr. Successful Test Flight
Intuitive Aviation crewmembers successfully tested, Tiburon Juniorâ„¢, a fully autonomous fixed-wing drone capable of flight times of 15...
![Houston-based company on track to be the first private U.S. business to land on the moon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_18931686d36f4bf3bd411678cb6e9e53~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_475,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7c27f7_18931686d36f4bf3bd411678cb6e9e53~mv2.webp)
Jul 19, 20191 min read
Houston-based company on track to be the first private U.S. business to land on the moon
Many companies from across the United States have jumped at the opportunity. But that doesn’t mean Houston has lost its stamp on...
![Back to the moon: Johnson Space Center to play key role in NASA’s mission to the moon, beyond](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c27f7_a1504edef26e4f7f86e7ad19949156e2~mv2.webp)
Jul 4, 20191 min read
Back to the moon: Johnson Space Center to play key role in NASA’s mission to the moon, beyond
Now, as the Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake celebrates the 50th anniversary of that monumental day, the Bay Area prepares to repeat...
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