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Intuitive Machines

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NASA selected Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Orbit Beyond for initial CLPS awards in May 2019.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2020Masten wins NASA lunar lander award

The January 2020 CLPS task order to deliver eight science payloads to the Moon in 2022 was similar to missions NASA awarded to Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines for 2021 lander missions.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 2020NASA seeks bids to deliver VIPER lunar lander

CLPS Task Order 19C covered a smaller lunar lander mission similar to the May 2019 awards to Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines to carry NASA-selected payloads to the lunar surface.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2020Industry puzzled by NASA withdrawal of CLPS task order

NASA proceeded with a separate CLPS task order for smaller science payloads similar to the CLPS deliveries awarded in May 2019 to Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2020NASA postpones procurement of lander for VIPER lunar rover

NASA awarded CLPS task orders in May 2020 to Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and OrbitBeyond for lunar lander missions.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipNov 18, 2019NASA adds five companies to commercial lunar lander program

Intuitive Machines announced it is working with Boeing on engines for lunar lander studies under a separate NextSTEP program for lunar lander architecture studies.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipOct 26, 2019Stopgap funding bill could impair NASA’s lunar ambitions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the District Court verdict awarding Intuitive Machines $4,100,000 in cash and Moon Express equity.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative FinancialOct 3, 2019Intuitive Machines secures launch contract, wins lawsuit

A U.S. District Court in Delaware awarded Intuitive Machines $4,100,000 in cash and Moon Express equity in January 2018 in a dispute over software work and a return vehicle for Moon Express.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipOct 3, 2019Intuitive Machines secures launch contract, wins lawsuit

SpaceX will launch the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander on a Falcon 9 in 2021.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipOct 3, 2019Intuitive Machines secures launch contract, wins lawsuit

Intuitive Machines received $1,300,000 to develop a spacecraft vision processing computer and software system.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2019Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA exploration technology contracts

NASA awarded Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and OrbitBeyond awards in May to carry as many as 23 payloads to the surface of the moon on three commercial missions scheduled for launch between September 2020 and July 2021.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2019Apollo’s progeny: Today’s space entrepreneurs still standing on the moonshot’s shoulders

Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines received CLPS task orders alongside OrbitBeyond and were planning lander missions in 2021.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipJul 29, 2019Commercial lunar lander company terminates NASA contract

OrbitBeyond, Astrobotic, and Intuitive Machines received NASA contracts on 2019-05-31 to carry experiments and other payloads to the Moon.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2019SpaceIL and other international ventures revise lunar lander efforts

Intuitive Machines planned to launch its Nova-C lander on a Falcon 9 in July 2021 and land on the moon six and a half days later.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2019NASA awards contracts to three companies to land payloads on the moon

Intuitive Machines received $77,000,000 to carry up to four payloads on its Nova-C lander.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesTechnical ProductMay 31, 2019NASA awards contracts to three companies to land payloads on the moon

Intuitive Machines and OrbitBeyond planned to launch their landers on Falcon 9 rockets while still finalizing launch contracts with SpaceX.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative GeneralMay 31, 2019NASA awards contracts to three companies to land payloads on the moon

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.

Mentioned as: intuitive machinesTechnical ProductNov 1, 2018Moon Express issues stock to Intuitive Machines

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.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2018Moon Express issues stock to Intuitive Machines

A Delaware jury in January awarded Intuitive Machines $4,100,000 in cash and Moon Express equity following a trial over the companies' dispute.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesNarrative FinancialNov 1, 2018Moon Express issues stock to Intuitive Machines

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.

Mentioned as: Intuitive MachinesOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2018Moon Express issues stock to Intuitive Machines
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