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.

NASA gives Intuitive Machines another chance to land on the moon... and not fall down.

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) stock soared 14% after securing a $180.4M NASA contract to deliver payloads to the Moon's South Pole. Analysts remain bullish.

March 24 (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday NASA has awarded the space startup a $180.4 million contract to deliver seven science and technology payloads to the moon's south pole. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative under the agency's Artemis moon program,

Since its inception in 2013, Intuitive Machines has spent much of its time and energy on space infrastructure manufacturing to help facilitate government and commercial customer access to the Moon. Intuitive Machines naturally wanted to beyond that lunar ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down and completed its science mission for NASA. Intuitive Machines' Athena lander also reached the moon but tipped over, hampering its objectives. These commercial missions are part of NASA's plan ...

Shares of Inutuive Machines have soared over the past month. In addition to lunar operations, Intuitive Machines is expanding into the defense industry. There's another investment opportunity that offers more robust exposure to the space and defense ...