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.
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Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to Intuitive Machines
Spacebit— customer · customer / payload recipient2 connectionsTell me more
Spacebit supplies a wheeled rover payload to Intuitive Machines for the IM-2 mission on the Nova-C lander (secured around 2020-2021).
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Spacebit secured a payload berth to supply a micro-rover payload for Intuitive Machines' Nova‑C lander (Spacebit described as securing a second ride to the Moon on Nova‑C), meaning Spacebit provides rover hardware and mission payloads to Intuitive Machines for lunar delivery.
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Space Forge— mission user / customer (reentry services & payload user)Tell me more
Space Forge is a named customer/mission user in the Intuitive Machines partnership program to develop a dedicated commercial reentry vehicle and related services; Space Forge intends to use these reentry capabilities to return manufactured payloads from orbit (Space Forge will be a user/customer of the reentry capability).
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AstroForge— mission user / payload customerTell me more
AstroForge developed the Brokkr-2 payload/vehicle which Intuitive Machines agreed to carry and deliver into deep space on an Intuitive Machines mission; AstroForge is the payload owner/operator being served by Intuitive Machines' delivery services (AstroForge supplies the payload that Intuitive Machines will deliver).
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Rhodium Scientific— service provider / commercial access enablerTell me more
Rhodium Scientific lists Intuitive Machines among commercial services providers—Rhodium supplies payload integration and life-science mission services that can be executed using Intuitive Machines’ commercial access capabilities.
AstroForge— launch services · launch services / payload delivery2 connectionsTell me more
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.
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Intuitive Machines executed an agreement to deliver an AstroForge deep-space payload (Brokkr-2) into deep space by carrying the AstroForge vehicle as a secondary payload on an Intuitive Machines mission (Orbital Services rideshare / payload delivery to deep space).
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Spacebit— launch services · mission operator / payload delivery2 connectionsTell me more
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).
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Intuitive Machines secured a carriage agreement for a Spacebit micro-rover payload to fly on its Nova-C lander (Spacebit secured a second ride to the Moon with Intuitive Machines), providing lander payload accommodation and delivery services.
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Intuitive Machines program partners
Space Forge— program partner · program partner / reentry vehicle development (enabler) · 2 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Intuitive Machines partners with Space Forge on the Zephyr autonomous Earth reentry vehicle to enable space-based semiconductor manufacturing and safe return of materials (partnership announced 2025, supported by Texas Space Commission grant).
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Intuitive Machines is partnering with Space Forge Inc. to develop a dedicated commercial reentry vehicle and orbital/reentry capability; the program will support Space Forge’s advanced manufacturing payloads and reentry needs in the U.S. market (enables Space Forge's return/reentry capability).
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Intuitive Machines entered a strategic partnership with Space Forge in 2025 to integrate its semiconductor manufacturing payload into Intuitive Machines missions to advance U.S. space-based semiconductor manufacturing.
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Intuitive Machines partnered with Space Forge to provide reentry/return capability and related mission services so Space Forge can perform in‑orbit semiconductor production and return substrates to Earth using Intuitive Machines' reentry technology and mission operations.
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Rhodium Scientific— platform partner / supplier · program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Rhodium lists Intuitive Machines as a commercial services partner on its website—Intuitive Machines’ vehicle/platform capabilities are cited among commercial access options that enable Rhodium’s payload access to space.
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Intuitive Machines partners with Rhodium Scientific on the Zephyr Earth reentry vehicle and payload integration for commercial microgravity biopharmaceutical testing and manufacturing (partnership ongoing since 2025).
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AAC Clyde Space— program partner / mission integratorTell me more
Intuitive Machines integrated AAC Clyde Space STARBUCK-MINI PCDUs on the Nova-C lander (AAC components are part of Intuitive Machines’ CLPS lander payload stack).
Geometric Space Corporation lists a DOGE-1 mission to Lunar Orbit as planned to launch aboard IM-1 (Intuitive Machines' mission), indicating Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission/vehicle as the launch/mission platform enabling Geometric Space's DOGE-1 payload integration.
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SEOPS— launch services / rideshare supplier · strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Intuitive Machines will sell payload space on its future lunar missions to SEOPS, enabling SEOPS to offer lunar and cislunar rideshare services (SEOPS will buy space on Intuitive Machines' missions after IM-3 and resell capacity to customers).
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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 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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Intuitive Machines acquired Lanteris Space Systems (formerly a Maxar-related spacecraft manufacturer) to bring proven spacecraft manufacturing capabilities and product lines into Intuitive Machines' supply/production base.
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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 completed the acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems (formerly Maxar Space Systems), bringing Lanteris’ spacecraft manufacturing and mission capabilities into Intuitive Machines and thereby enabling Lanteris under Intuitive Machines’ ownership and organizational structure.
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KinetX— acquired capability4 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 agreed to acquire KinetX to expand deep-space navigation, ground software, and constellation/relay capabilities; acquisition announced Aug 2025 and completed as a KinetX subsidiary Oct 1, 2025.
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Intuitive Machines finalized and completed the acquisition of KinetX, making KinetX a wholly owned Intuitive Machines subsidiary effective Oct 1, 2025.
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Intuitive Machines acquired KinetX to expand deep space navigation, constellation management, and Moon-to-Mars data relay capabilities (completed 2025).
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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.
government agency
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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