Intuitive Machines is an American space exploration company that provides lunar surface access, payload delivery, and data transmission services. As a NASA CLPS partner, they design and build lunar landers like Nova-C to transport payloads to the Moon. Their customers include NASA, for whom they deliver science instruments and technology demonstrations as part of the Artemis program, and they are developing lunar data relay satellites. Intuitive Machines aims to commercialize the Moon through infrastructure and services.
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Intuitive Machines and OrbitBeyond planned to launch their landers on Falcon 9 rockets while still finalizing launch contracts with SpaceX.
Moon Express chief executive Bob Richards contends that Moon Express paid over $3,000,000 to Intuitive Machines and received nothing of value in return and is appealing the jury verdict.
A Delaware jury in January awarded Intuitive Machines $4,100,000 in cash and Moon Express equity following a trial over the companies' dispute.
Moon Express delivered 590,710 shares of stock worth an estimated $2,250,000 to Intuitive Machines LLC as ordered by a federal judge in Delaware on 2018-10-15.
Judge Stark granted Intuitive Machines interest on $1,125,000 related to the software contract and on $520,000 related to the return vehicle contract.
Moon Express was subject to a $4,100,000 verdict in a legal battle with former partner Intuitive Machines earlier 2018 that is currently frozen pending a ruling by the presiding judge on a motion for a mistrial.
Exos Aerospace is working with Intuitive Machines, C-Squared Systems, Helios, and XISP, Inc. to modify Morpheus flight code to work on its vehicles.