A Houston company helped students design lunar race cars. Next time, they'll race on the moon.
Students from around the world spent four weeks scrutinizing springs that would work in lunar gravity, components that would withstand...
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Intuitive machines in the news
Apr 20, 20201 min read
‘Hygienic Hot Fire Operation’ Continues CLPS Moon Lander Progress
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves across the country, Intuitive Machines remains focused on protecting the health and...
Apr 12, 20201 min read
Launch Date and Landing Site Selected For 2021 Moon Mission
Intuitive Machines (IM) engineers selected an area in Oceanus Procellarum near Vallis Schröteri as the landing site for its upcoming IM-1...
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Congratulations Masten Space Systems for NASA Contract Award
Intuitive Machines congratulates the extraordinary team at Masten Space Systems for being selected by NASA to deliver and operate eight...
Mar 5, 20201 min read
Moon Lander Engine Breaks Record at Marshall Space Flight Center
On February 28, 2020 Intuitive Machines’ propulsion team successfully test fired its VR3500 moon lander engine for over 600 seconds,...
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Moon Mark and Intuitive Machines Partner to Launch First Ever Race on the Moon
Experience the thrill of the first-ever race on the Moon!
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Intuitive Machines Unveils 2021 Moon Landing Navigation Approach
Denver – Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander will capture raw optical images of the lunar surface and convert them into Terrain Relative...
Jan 29, 20201 min read
Intuitive Machines Teams With Axiom Space for Construction of Commercial Space Station On ISS
Intuitive Machines will support construction of the first commercial space platform which will attach to the International Space Station...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
NASA Names Five NASA Payloads Nova-C Will Carry To The Moon
NASA has finalized the first 16 science experiments and technology demonstrations, ranging from chemistry to communications, to be...
Oct 24, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines selected to build engines for Boeing’s Human Lander System Technology Development
Houston-based Intuitive Machines was selected to build, test and deliver prototype main stage and reaction control (RCS) engines for...
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX to launch Nova-C to the Moon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Houston-based Intuitive Machines selected SpaceX to launch its lunar lander, Nova-C, to the Moon in 2021 on a Falcon 9 rocket. “Intuitive...
Sep 27, 20191 min read
NASA Awards Intuitive Machines $1.3 Million Tipping Point Partnership
NASA selected Intuitive Machines to develop a spacecraft vision processing computer and software to reduce the cost and schedule required...
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines Honored in Ellington Airport: Gateway to Space Exhibit
The Lone Star Flight Museum featured Intuitive Machines in their brand-new Ellington Airport: Gateway to Space Exhibit. The exhibit opens...
Sep 19, 20191 min read
Nova-C Main Engine Test Keeps Houston in the Moon Race
September 4, 2019 Intuitive Machines tested the Nova-C lander’s rocket propulsion system for the 8th time at the Houston Spaceport...
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Tiburon Jr. Successful Test Flight
Intuitive Aviation crewmembers successfully tested, Tiburon Junior™, a fully autonomous fixed-wing drone capable of flight times of 15...
Jul 19, 20191 min read
Houston-based company on track to be the first private U.S. business to land on the moon
Many companies from across the United States have jumped at the opportunity. But that doesn’t mean Houston has lost its stamp on...
Jul 4, 20191 min read
Back to the moon: Johnson Space Center to play key role in NASA’s mission to the moon, beyond
Now, as the Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake celebrates the 50th anniversary of that monumental day, the Bay Area prepares to repeat...
May 31, 20191 min read
NASA Selects Intuitive Machines for Robotic Return to the Moon in 2021
HOUSTON, May 31, 2019 – Intuitive Machines will join NASA’s new era of lunar exploration with a robotic landing on the Moon in 2021,...
May 14, 20191 min read
Intuitive Machines Members Recognization
It’s always great when one of our IM team members gets recognized for the great work they are doing for our customers. Joseph Williams...
Jan 15, 20191 min read
ABC13 News
Intuitive Machines is one of nine firms in the U.S. that was awarded the opportunity to bid on NASA contracts to deliver lunar payloads.
Dec 4, 20181 min read
OSIRIS-REx Arrives at Bennu
IM helped validate the optical navigation system used for asteroid relative navigation using experience from previous rendezvous and...
Nov 29, 20181 min read
Intuitive Machines headed to the moon in 2021
Houston-based Intuitive Machines has been developing the Nova-C class moon lander as a component of the company's Lunar Payloads and Data...
Nov 29, 20181 min read
Houston-based company among nine tapped by NASA to build moon landers
Houston-based Intuitive Machines was one of nine companies tapped Thursday by NASA to build moon landers as part of a new strategy in...
Jun 16, 20181 min read
Intuitive Machines Outreach
Intuitive Machines is committed to helping the community and dedicated to making the world a better place. Intuitive Machines will be...
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