Public U.S. space-infrastructure prime providing lunar delivery, spacecraft manufacturing, deep-space navigation, communications/data-relay, and mission-operations services.
Houston-based commercial-space company operating across lunar access, cislunar communications and navigation, spacecraft systems, and national-security space. Its capabilities expanded through the completed acquisitions of KinetX and Lanteris Space Systems.
Houston-based commercial-space company operating across lunar access, cislunar communications and navigation, spacecraft systems, and national-security space. Its capabilities expanded through the completed acquisitions of KinetX and Lanteris Space Systems.
Goonhilly provided Earth-to-space connectivity and deep-space communications support for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 (2024) and IM-2 lunar lander missions, serving as a key ground station partner.
Advanced Navigation supplies its space-grade Laser measurement Unit for Navigation Aid (LUNA) sensor (using LiDAV technology) to Intuitive Machines for integration on the Nova-C lander for the IM-4 mission under NASA's CLPS program, enabling autonomous lunar landing maneuvers (ongoing as of 2025).
Intuitive Machines provides payload delivery services for AstroForge spacecraft as rideshares on its IM-2 (Odin/Brokkr-2, launched February 2025 on SpaceX Falcon 9) and IM-3 (DeepSpace-2, planned 2026) lunar lander missions to deep space.
Intuitive Machines provides lunar lander and payload delivery services to Spacebit for its second mission carrying a Spacebit rover on the Nova-C lander (IM-2, secured around 2020-2021 as part of NASA's CLPS program).
Nokia supplies its Lunar Surface Communication System (LSCS), an end-to-end LTE/4G network 'in a box' including base station with integrated EPC, user equipment, RF antennas, and O&M software, for integration into the IM-2 Athena lunar lander to deploy and operate the first cellular network on the Moon; the network connects the lander to payloads including Lunar Outpost rover and IM Micro-Nova hopper (NASA Tipping Point program; integration completed January 2025, mission objectives achieved post-2025 deployment).
Intuitive Machines partners with SEOPS under a 2024 agreement to provide lunar rideshare delivery services, expanding SEOPS offerings beyond LEO to cislunar destinations.
Intuitive Machines entered a definitive acquisition agreement in May 2026 to acquire Goonhilly (including its lunar/deep-space, satcom, and defense divisions), integrating Goonhilly's ground stations into its network while building on prior operational collaboration.
Leonardo, via Telespazio, entered a strategic agreement with Intuitive Machines in December 2025 to develop interoperable lunar communications and navigation infrastructures and services.
Telespazio (with Leonardo) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Intuitive Machines to develop interoperable lunar communications and navigation infrastructures and ensure compatibility/performance of their planned lunar satellite networks (announced December 2025).
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Internalized capabilities
KinetX— acquired capability2 connectionsTell me more
Intuitive Machines acquired KinetX as a wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, 2025, integrating its deep-space navigation, flight dynamics, mission design, ground software, and constellation capabilities to expand end-to-end lunar/Mars services.
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Intuitive Machines acquired KinetX to expand deep space navigation, constellation management, and Moon-to-Mars data relay capabilities (completed 2025).
Intuitive Machines acquired Lanteris Space Systems (formerly Maxar Space Systems) in a deal announced November 2025 and completed January 2026 for approximately $800 million, becoming its parent company and integrating its spacecraft manufacturing capabilities.
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Intuitive Machines acquired Lanteris Space Systems (formerly Maxar Space Systems) to add spacecraft manufacturing capabilities for national security, civil, and commercial programs (completed 2026 for $800 million).
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Government awards & missions
Missile Defense Agency— government-contract-awarderTell me more
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Intuitive Machines a SHIELD IDIQ contract vehicle. · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program; broad innovative-capability work areas.
Intuitive Machines reports the MDA SHIELD award and its contract ceiling.
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U.S. Space Force— government-customerTell me more
The U.S. Space Force contracted Intuitive Machines under the Andromeda IDIQ vehicle for space-domain-awareness capabilities. · Andromeda IDIQ; maneuverable-satellite constellation intended to observe and track activity in geosynchronous orbit.
Intuitive Machines identifies the Space Force as the customer and characterizes the award as the first revenue synergy combining Intuitive Machines and Lanteris capabilities.
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Artemis— civil-lunar-infrastructure-contributorTell me more
Intuitive Machines' CLPS deliveries and lunar-relay development support NASA's Artemis lunar-exploration campaign. · Lunar delivery, communications, navigation, position/navigation/timing, and surface operations supporting future Artemis missions.
NASA directly frames Intuitive Machines' CLPS and lunar-relay services as supporting Artemis.
mission context
Near Space Network Services— commercial-lunar-relay-service-awardTell me more
The Near Space Network Services procurement awarded Intuitive Machines a lunar relay-services contract for communications and navigation capabilities. · Subcategory 2.2 GEO-to-cislunar relay services; progressive validation of lunar relay capabilities for Artemis-era missions.
NASA explicitly identifies Intuitive Machines as the lunar-relay contractor and first commercial LCRNS service provider.
award program
NASA— government-customer-and-contracting-agencyTell me more
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines lunar-delivery, lunar-relay, logistics-study, reconnaissance-operations, and other civil-space contracts. · Commercial Lunar Payload Services task orders (including IM-1 through IM-6), Near Space Network lunar relay services, NextSTEP Appendix R, LROC operations, and ShadowCam operations.
NASA and Intuitive Machines each publicly identify NASA as the contracting customer for these services and task orders.
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