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Intuitive Machines and NASA Finalize Contract for Extreme Lunar Mobility Spacecraft
via Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines is building NASA a mini extreme mobility lunar vehicle. Micro-Nova will hop around the Moon’s...
Jul 21, 20212 min read


Goonhilly to Support Intuitive Machines’ Missions to the Moon
via Goonhilly.org Intuitive Machines (IM) has entered a long-term agreement with Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd to support every stage of...
Jun 29, 20212 min read


Morehead State University Space Science Center to support Intuitive Machines’ Missions to the Moon
via Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines (IM) has reached a long-term agreement with the Morehead State University (MSU) Space Science...
Jun 29, 20212 min read


More Than Brick and Mortar
Remarks From Intuitive Machines' President and CEO, Steve Altemus Welcome and thank you. Councilmember Alcorn, Houston Airport Systems,...
Jun 22, 20213 min read


Intuitive Machines to Deploy and Operate First Lunar Communication Satellite in 2022
via Intuitive Machines Communication between Earth and the Moon is a monumental 239,000-mile task, and Intuitive Machines (IM) is leading...
Jun 21, 20212 min read


Intuitive Machines Lunar Operations Center Expanding at Houston Spaceport
Intuitive Machines' focus is reestablishing the United States' dominance on the ultimate high ground, the Moon. They believe in the...
Jun 17, 20212 min read


KSAT to Support Intuitive Machines' Missions to the Moon
via ksat.no Intuitive Machines (IM) has entered a long-term agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) where KSAT will support...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


IM-2 Ice Drilling Mission Powers Up with AAC Clyde Space
via AAC Clyde Space AAC Clyde Space will deliver its Starbuck power system, including batteries to the mission. The Starbuck is AAC Clyde...
Jun 9, 20211 min read


Intuitive Machines Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Intuitive Machines (IM), a premiere provider and supplier of space products and services, has announced the appointment of Dr. Tim Crain...
Jun 2, 20212 min read


Tiger Eye 1 Research team and their "high" aspirations to launch technology to the moon
via tigertv.tv On Tuesday, May 4 LSU announced the Tiger Eye 1 Research Mission where a group of student researchers will be launching...
May 18, 20211 min read


Got any signal up here? Nokia to build mobile network on the moon
via reuters HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling to get a phone signal at home on planet Earth? Perhaps you’ll have better luck on the moon....
May 18, 20211 min read


Intuitive Machines prepares to launch robotic moon mission from Florida in 2022
via clickorlando.com Houston-based Intuitive Machines is one of those private space companies that will help pave the way for NASA to...
May 18, 20211 min read


Hello Moon, I Was Built for You
By Jack “2fish” Fischer VP of Strategic Programs at Intuitive Machines May 5, 2021 It was enormous; a metallic beast laying on its belly...
May 11, 20213 min read


Tim Crain Ph.D. Joins AAS RMS 2021 Board of Directors
The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) voted Intuitive Machines’ Vice President of Research and...
May 11, 20211 min read


A Promise, COVID-19, and Landing on the Moon
A Promise, COVID-19, and Landing on the Moon By Steve Altemus President and CEO of Intuitive Machines May 7, 2021 June 13th, 2020, my...
May 7, 20215 min read


Intuitive Machines Adds Legendary Telescope to its Growing Lunar Telemetry and Tracking Network
CSIRO has signed a new five-year agreement with Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines to support multiple lunar missions,...
Mar 24, 20211 min read


Intuitive Machines Welcomes Former Astronaut as Vice President of Strategic Programs
Houston, Texas – Intuitive Machines (IM), a premiere provider and supplier of space products and services, has hired former NASA...
Feb 22, 20212 min read


Intuitive Machines Completes Houston’s Newest Mission Control Center
Houston, Texas – Intuitive Machines’ Nova Control will be the command center for the company’s robotic mission to the Moon later this...
Feb 9, 20212 min read


Intuitive Machines Completes Initial Testing of NASA's 2021 Moon-bound Payloads
Houston, Texas - Four NASA payloads flying aboard Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Nova-C lander in 2021 have completed preliminary Command and...
Jan 27, 20213 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....
Jan 13, 20211 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...
Dec 9, 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...
Nov 20, 20201 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)...
Nov 12, 20203 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...
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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