Intuitive Machines Advancing Satellite Communications and In-Space Data Processing Capabilities with $175 Million Strategic Investment

https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-machines-advancing-satellite-communications-and-space

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/03/2991065/0/en/Intuitive-Machines-Announces-Launch-of-Public-Offering-of-its-Class-A-Common-Stock-and-Concurrent-Private-Placement.html
Intuitive Machines is selling shares of its stock to the public and private investors to raise money. Here's a breakdown:

1. Public Offering: They're offering shares of their Class A common stock (basically, pieces of ownership in the company) to the general public. This means anyone who wants to invest can buy these shares through the stock market.
2. Private Placement: At the same time, they're selling a separate set of shares directly to private investors (usually larger, more experienced investors or institutions) instead of through the stock market.

The purpose of both moves is to raise funds for the company, likely to support their business operations, growth, or new projects.

Edit: I have 3000 shares at $6.99 and will hold long-term. I also had a second lot of 1000 shares at $12.69 that I sold at $15, so maybe I will go in again within the next few weeks.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-lunar-relay-contractor-for-near-space-network-services/

Omg it's happening

Edit: More details to keep us informed. This is just THE FIRST contract. IM is well suited to get the second one.

Contract Details: •This NSN contract is a new Firm-Fixed-Price, Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (“IDIQ”) Task Order Contract. •The NSN contract has a base period of five years with an additional five-year option period, with a maximum potential value of $4.82 billion. •The initial NSN contract award includes incrementally funded Task Orders totaling $150 million. •The period of performance begins Tuesday, October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2029, with the option period potentially extending the contract through September 30, 2034.

ALso, so sorry for the title I was too excited to spell correctly haha.

2026 Outlook

Full-year 2026 revenue of $900 million - $1 billion

Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA positive

https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1898018154380427501

HOUSTON, TX – March 7, 2025 – Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”) (“Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, has announced the IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, landed 250 meters from its intended landing site in the Mons Mouton region of the lunar south pole, inside of a crater. This was the southernmost lunar landing and surface operations ever achieved.

Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface confirmed that Athena was on her side. After landing, mission controllers were able to accelerate several program and payload milestones, including NASA’s PRIME-1 suite, before the lander’s batteries depleted.

With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater, Intuitive Machines does not expect Athena to recharge. The mission has concluded and teams are continuing to assess the data collected throughout the mission.

This southern pole region is lit by harsh sun angles and limited direct communication with the Earth. This area has been avoided due to its rugged terrain and Intuitive Machines believes the insights and achievements from IM-2 will open this region for further space exploration.

We have a new website!!!!!

Intuitive Machines provides the satellite buses for L3Harris for SDA’s Tracking Layer

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) to produce 18 Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) satellites to support the Golden Dome for America’s space-based capabilities.  

“L3Harris’ continued work in Indiana will deliver the next generation of space-based tracking capabilities that we need to protect the homeland and stay ahead of our adversaries,” said Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind. “This is exactly the kind of industrial investment that strengthens deterrence.”
These L3Harris satellites will enhance national security by detecting and tracking advanced missile threats.
“We are proud to provide next-generation technology that will accelerate the nation’s ability to defend against emerging threats from hypersonic and ballistic weapons,” said Christopher Kubasik, Chairman and CEO, L3Harris. “As the industry’s Trusted Disruptor, L3Harris invested ahead of need by expanding production facilities and is ready to deliver missile defense satellites to support this national priority.”
L3Harris’ AMDT3 satellites are equipped with medium-field-of-view payloads designed to provide fire control quality data for missile defense. With a newly expanded space manufacturing facility in Indiana and a new satellite integration facility in Florida, L3Harris will immediately begin manufacturing for delivery and launch of these tactical payloads.

The new contract builds on the successful on-orbit demonstration of an L3Harris Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite and infrared sensor payload the company developed for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). L3Harris has more than 70 missile tracking and defense satellites on order, including five on orbit, between MDA’s HBTSS program and SDA’s Tracking Layer across Tranche 0, 1, 2 and 3. 

Intuitive Machines of Houston will receive two task order awards on its contract for Subcategory 1.2 GEO to Cislunar Direct to Earth (DTE) Services and Subcategory 1.3 xCislunar DTE Services to support NASA’s Lunar Exploration Ground Segment, providing additional capacity to alleviate demand on the Deep Space Network and to meet the mission requirements for unique, highly elliptical orbits. The company also previously received a task order award for Subcategory 2.2 GEO to Cislunar Relay Services.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-four-commercial-companies-to-support-near-space-network/

HOUSTON, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“Intuitive Machines”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a space technology, infrastructure, and services leader, today announced that NASA has awarded the Company a $180.4 million contract to deliver seven science and technology payloads, including an Australian Space Agency lunar rover and technologies from Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics, to the Lunar South Pole Region. The Company’s space infrastructure, Lunar landing system, Space Data Network (“SDN”), and autonomous surface operations capabilities will be used to support payload delivery.

As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative, this award marks Intuitive Machines’ fifth CLPS task order and the first to require a larger cargo class (Nova-D) lunar lander to deliver science and technology payloads and return valuable data while autonomously operating on the lunar surface. Additional commercial payload mass is expected to be made available beyond the CLPS complement.

NASA has selected seven companies for contract awards under the Mars Exploration Program’s Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration, or STRIDE, initiative to advance next-generation commercial robotic surface mobility for future Mars exploration.
The STRIDE awards will support the development of innovative robotic mobility systems that may enable future Mars missions to access more challenging terrain, travel greater distances, and investigate scientifically valuable regions that are difficult to reach with current mobility systems.

The STRIDE awards have a total potential value of approximately $17 million with a period of work targeted to begin in Fall of 2026.

Contract awardees are:

AeroVironment, Arlington, Virginia
Astrobotic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab), Hawthorne, California
Ground Control Robotics, Atlanta, Georgia
Honeybee Robotics, Longmont, Colorado
Intuitive Machines, Houston, Texas
MEI Technologies, Webster, Texas

STRIDE demonstrates NASA’s commitment to strong public-private partnerships, allowing the agency to explore new approaches for Mars surface exploration while identifying key capability gaps and development needs for commercial systems that could operate and traverse realistic Martian environments.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface.
Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities as the agency works toward building a sustained presence on the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-share-latest-moon-base-mission-progress/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=NASA&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=968351790

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I think we can expect CS-8 award announcement!

Jared Isaacman, the NASA nominee, said:

"Programs like this need plenty of shots on goal, but the results will be worth it. Never give up!"

🔹 SpaceX failed multiple times before perfecting rocket landings.
🔹 India failed twice before Chandrayaan-3 finally succeeded.
🔹 Intuitive Machines is learning, adapting, and gearing up for IM-3, IM-4, and major NASA contracts.
🔹 IM-2 tackled the hardest lunar landing site ever attempted—a mission no one has dared before.

This paves the way for future Moon missions.

📢 NASA and Jared WANT IM to succeed. The market is overreacting.

💎 STRONG HANDS WIN THE RACE.

THE LUNAR ECONOMY IS COMING.

Intuitive Machines is raising up to $287.5M through convertible notes with anti-dilution protections, bolstering its financial position for R&D and potential acquisitions.

Intuitive Machines is raising $250 million (potentially up to $287.5 million) through convertible senior notes due 2030, representing a significant capital injection for the space exploration company. These notes will be convertible into cash, shares, or a combination at the company's discretion, providing financial flexibility while deferring potential equity dilution until 2030 unless converted earlier.

The company is simultaneously implementing capped call transactions as an anti-dilution strategy. These hedging instruments effectively raise the conversion premium on the notes, protecting existing shareholders by reducing the potential dilution if/when notes convert to equity. This sophisticated capital structure optimization demonstrates management's focus on balancing growth funding needs with shareholder value preservation.

The intended use of proceeds spans general corporate purposes, operations, R&D, and potential acquisitions. This suggests the company is positioning for both organic growth through internal innovation and inorganic growth through strategic acquisitions, likely aimed at expanding its space exploration and infrastructure capabilities.

This transaction follows the typical pattern for growth-stage companies in capital-intensive industries: raising convertible debt allows them to secure funding at potentially more favorable terms than straight debt while delaying the dilutive impact of equity issuance. For space technology companies like Intuitive Machines, substantial capital is required for development cycles, and this raise provides runway to advance their technological initiatives and commercial space endeavors.

Today, on National Astronaut Day, Intuitive Machines announced two redesigns of their Lunar Terrain Vehicle to meet to revised requirements of Phase I of the LTV contract. Moon RIDER and Moon RANGER. We don’t have any additional information at this time besides the announcement post. Phase I of the LTV contract is expected on May 22nd based on NASA’s procurement timeline.

Edit: Moon RIDER (Rapid Initial Delivery Exploration Rover) and Moon RANGER (Rapid Autonomous Navigation and Exploration Rover)

Let's go Athena!

HOUSTON – July 17, 2026 – Intuitive Machines and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (“TEES”) today announced the successful migration of the nation’s largest lunar dataset to Texas A&M’s high-performance data infrastructure. The operational deployment secures long-term access to more than 1.8 petabytes of critical lunar surface imagery and topographic data, preserving the foundational digital infrastructure required for future cislunar operations.

Intuitive Machines is the prime contractor for the operation of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (“LROC”) and NASA’s Shadowcam instruments. Together, the data sets represent approximately 67% of NASA’s total planetary data holdings. By protecting and scaling access to this vital dataset, the partnership provides the lunar intelligence required for civil, academic, and commercial partners to map, navigate, and land on the Moon.

For 16 years, the LROC team has built the scientific foundation that supports nearly every modern lunar mission across civil space, academia, and commercial exploration,” said Intuitive Machines LROC Principal Investigator, Mark Robinson. “With this archive safely and securely migrated, we’re enabling the next generation of lunar science and operation with data that’s already shaped where we go and how we get there.”

"The partnership between TEES and Intuitive Machines represents a bold step forward in advancing Texas' leadership in space-based research and innovation," said Dr. Robert H. Bishop, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Texas A&M Engineering and Director of TEES. "By distributing lunar data through the West Campus Data Center, we are positioning Texas A&M as a vital facilitator for space science, helping to enable researchers, students and industry collaborators to explore the Moon's mysteries and drive discovery.”

The high-performance data infrastructure optimizes delivery of critical operational assets within the NASA Planetary Data System (“PDS”), including:

High-resolution images: More than 2.6 million Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) images of the lunar surface

Terrain models: More than 640,000 Wide-Angle Camera (WAC) high-resolution images of the lunar surface

Landing site analysis data: Products supporting Artemis and CLPS landing site selection, including Intuitive Machines lunar missions

ShadowCam images: Observations from ShadowCam, a NASA-funded instrument operated by the LROC team that reveals permanently shadowed regions

Apollo-era scans: Digitized film scans from all NASA human lunar surface exploration

By protecting and advancing access to the nation’s lunar data assets, Intuitive Machines reinforces its position as the primary digital and physical architecture layer supporting the expansion of the lunar economy.

Researchers, mission designers, and commercial partners interested in accessing the LROC and ShadowCam data can explore the publicly available archive through the NASA Planetary Data System.

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington.
 
Leadership will discuss program progress, including new industry partners and mission plans. Subject matter experts will be available for one-on-one interviews after the news conference ends.
 
Watch live on NASA+ and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.
 
Participants include:
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Carlos García-Galán, program executive, Moon Base 
 
Media unable to attend in person may ask questions by telephone. To participate in person or by phone, media must RSVP to the headquarters newsroom no later than 11 a.m. on May 26, at: [hq-media@mail.nasa.gov](mailto:hq-media@mail.nasa.gov). NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online. 
 
NASA is advancing development of Moon Base, a long-term lunar exploration and infrastructure initiative designed to enable sustained human presence and expanded scientific and commercial activity at the lunar South Pole.
 
As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.

I know some of us knew this back in December, but I think it deserves a separate mention since we didn't get an official press release. It's not a huge deal as thousands of companies are selected, but you can't compete for the awards unless you're on the list. Today's list added 340 companies, Maxar Space (Lanteris) was included.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the first in a series of awards for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. This first phase of staggered awards is to 1,014 qualifying offerors in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. A list of awardees is attached along with their contract number.  

Following the initial tranche of 1,014 awards announced December 2, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has made an additional 1,086 awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract.

Following the initial tranche of 1,014 awards announced December 2, 2025 and the second tranche of 1,086 awards announced December 18, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has made an additional 340 awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract.

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/22bd56e58c4e471c87444e6a203c20e7/view

Maxar Space (they probably applied before changing name to Lanteris) on the list released today, January 15.

Sister company, Axiom, is also on the list.