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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The Intuitive Machines award is the company’s fifth CLPS task order.
The Intuitive Machines acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT is expected to close in Q3.
The acquisition will expand Intuitive Machines’ deep-space communications and PNT offerings.
Goonhilly is expected to add $14 million in yearly revenue to Intuitive Machines.
Intuitive Machines is building a deep-space communications network that includes multiple ground stations and five lunar-relay satellites expected to launch this year.
Intuitive Machines has agreed to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station and Goonhilly’s U.S. subsidiary COMSAT.
Intuitive Machines entered into a definitive agreement on May 14, 2026 to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd.
Intuitive Machines reported a contracted backlog of $1.055 billion as of March 31, 2026.
Intuitive Machines’ acquisition of Goonhilly and Comsat adds deep space-qualified assets and strengthens its space-to-ground network.
Intuitive Machines raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to a range of 900 million to 1 billion dollars.
Intuitive Machines aims to establish a persistent line-of-sight communication link between Earth and the Moon through the expanded network.
Goonhilly’s existing relationships with the European Space Agency and various national security organizations are expected to complement Intuitive Machines’ 1.1 billion dollar backlog.
Intuitive Machines aims to provide a single resilient, interoperable network for communicating with, navigating, and controlling spacecraft across low-Earth orbit, lunar orbit, and cislunar environments.
The acquisition would position Intuitive Machines as a commercial provider of end-to-end lunar and deep space communications services.
Intuitive Machines’ Space Data Network is intended to provide persistent communications and navigation capabilities across low Earth orbit, lunar, and cislunar environments.
Intuitive Machines plans to expand its integrated space-to-Earth network through the Goonhilly acquisition.
The Goonhilly acquisition will increase Intuitive Machines’ capacity for deep space communications, data relay, and position, navigation, and timing capabilities.
Intuitive Machines reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $186.7 million.
Intuitive Machines maintained full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $900 million to $1 billion with positive adjusted EBITDA.
Intuitive Machines plans to integrate Goonhilly’s 32-meter GHY6 antenna and cryogenically cooled 30-meter GHY3 antenna into its communications network.