Intuitive Machines

09/16/2026

For those in Phoenix this weekend, please join us on Sept. 19 for International Observe the Moon Night for a free public event from 6 to 11 p.m. MST! Don’t miss your chance to gaze at the Moon through telescopes, learn from team members, and check out interactive exhibits, demonstrations, lunar art, and an assortment of educational fun in celebration of lunar science, observation, and exploration.

Cool fact: some of the lunar surface imagery featured at the event was processed by our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), onboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, is managed by the Intuitive Machines LROC team of dedicated researchers.

For more information, visit: https://lroc.im-ldi.com/news/1481

Photo: A synthetic view of how the Moon will appear on September 19, 2026. Image courtesy of NASA.

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with us Saturday, September 19 from 6–11 p.m. MST at Intuitive Machines in Downtown Phoenix! Image courtesy of NASA; a synthetic view of how the Moon will appear on September 19, 2026.

09/15/2026

Congratulations to SiriusXM! SXM-11 is on orbit and fully operational.

Following a successful launch and in-orbit testing, SiriusXM’s newest satellite is now in service, marking another milestone in our more than 20-year partnership and 13 spacecraft built together. Learn more: https://www.intuitivemachines.com/discover/news/intuitive-machines-completes-in-orbit-commissioning-delivers-sxm-11-to-customer

09/02/2026

Intuitive Machines is heading to World Space Business Week.

As a leading space infrastructure prime, we’re helping power the space economy by building spacecraft, connecting networks, and operating the infrastructure that enables long-term operations in space. We look forward to connecting with customers, partners, and colleagues in Paris.

09/01/2026

A new customer. A new market segment. Two more IM 300s ordered.

Leading space infrastructure prime Intuitive Machines has been awarded a contract to build two IM 300™ spacecraft platforms for a new, undisclosed customer, expanding the platform’s customer base and demonstrating its flexibility across mission profiles.

Built for rapid production and mission configurability, the IM 300 combines a modular architecture with scalable payload accommodation, high power, optical and RF crosslinks, and configurable propulsion.

Learn more: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/01/3354060/0/en/intuitive-machines-books-order-for-two-im-300-platforms-from-new-customer.html

Intuitive Machines, a leading space infrastructure prime, is awarded a contract to build two IM 300(TM) series platforms for a new, undisclosed customer....

08/18/2026

We’re expanding our work in Earth orbit.

Intuitive Machines has been selected by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide the spacecraft platform, system-level integration, and mission solutions for EAGLE-VSWIR, an Earth observation mission under NASA’s Earth Science Division.

Targeted for launch in 2028, the mission will fly on our IM-300 spacecraft platform and use a hyperspectral instrument developed at JPL to study surface biology and geology from Earth orbit. EAGLE-VSWIR will also demonstrate technologies that could support future exploration of the Moon and Mars.

The selection marks the second NASA low Earth orbit science mission Intuitive Machines is supporting and highlights how our spacecraft platforms and mission capabilities can serve science missions from Earth orbit to deep space.

Learn more: https://www.intuitivemachines.com/discover/news/intuitive-machines-selected-to-provide-spacecraft-platform-and-mission-solutions-for-nasa-s-eagle-vswir-earth-science-mission

08/17/2026

Intuitive Machines has received an authorization to proceed from an undisclosed customer to begin work on a multi-satellite communications infrastructure program with an anticipated value of more than $600 million.

Leveraging our proven IM 1300™ satellite platform and communications expertise, we will design, manufacture, integrate, and support multiple spacecraft for a critical communications infrastructure mission.

The program demonstrates the trust customers place in our ability to execute complex space missions with precision, reliability, and schedule discipline, while embodying our core capabilities of building, connecting, and operating the critical infrastructure enabling the next generation of space operations.

Learn more: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/17/3346024/0/en/intuitive-machines-selected-for-multi-satellite-communications-infrastructure-program.html

Intuitive Machines received authorization to proceed on multi-satellite communications infrastructure with anticipated value over $600 million....

08/07/2026

We marked an important milestone this past weekend in preparing for the IM-3 mission as our Nova-C Navigation Pod completed long range thermal vacuum testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center inside the X-Ray Cryogenic Facility (XRCF). The scale of this facility is central to the test, including a massive 500-meter vacuum tunnel. For perspective, that is longer than the Holland Tunnel’s north tube connecting Manhattan to Jersey City and nearly the length of two Space Needles in Seattle stacked end to end.

The Navigation Pod’s laser rangefinders measured calibrated targets at 260 meters and 490 meters inside a completely airless environment. The hardware was enclosed in a thermal shroud, which trapped heat and created a sustained, controlled thermal load on sensitive components such as laser diodes, APDs, and electronics, and then was subject to temperature swings from 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) to -3 degrees Celsius (26 degrees Fahrenheit). These temperatures may not seem extreme, but in a hard vacuum with no air to dissipate heat or enable warming, they place significant stress on the Navigation Pod. This helps confirm that our sensors operate accurately under both ends of the thermal range they may encounter during lunar descent.

We are incredibly grateful for how these experts planned, prepared, and found creative solutions on the fly during test configurations. Stay tuned here to join more of our IM 3 journeys on the way to Moon Base and enjoy this time lapse clip from inside Marshall Space Center’s XRCF!

08/03/2026

Intuitive Machines has officially completed the acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, two world-class deep space communications providers with major ground station assets in the United Kingdom and the United States. We’re excited to welcome both organizations as we expand our space network for communications, data transport, and position, navigation, and timing in support of Moon Base. This expanded network builds on our past Goonhilly integration for IM 1 and IM 2 missions and will support our upcoming IM 3 and Altus 1 missions, along with the growing mission cadence of civil, national security, and commercial customers.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸
Two and a half centuries ago, a journey of independence and exploration began. Today, that same American spirit drives our lunar infrastructure. We build the spacecraft, connect the networks, and operate the infrastructure that sustains humanity on the Moon.
The American flag on our Nova-C lander stands as a permanent marker of capability in deep space.
From the team establishing the next frontier —

07/01/2026

Nova-C at scale for NASA's Moon Base

Intuitive Machines has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at up to $148.3 million to deliver a production-line-qualified Nova-C lander to the Moon no later than 2028.

By scaling manufacturing processes to support high-volume production, Intuitive Machines is creating a standardized and repeatable lunar transport utility service that's needed to support NASA's Moon Base.

We're excited to shift the paradigm from custom aerospace engineering to commercial mass production of lunar infrastructure, directly supporting NASA's objective of getting to the Moon reliably with a high level of success.

Get theetails: https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-machines-secures-sixth-nasa-clps-award-establish-high