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Brokkr-2 will launch as a secondary payload on IM-2, the second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines, on a Falcon 9.

NARRATIVE PLAN1/30/2023Asteroid mining startup AstroForge to launch first missions this year

The AstroForge spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2023 with Intuitive Machines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NARRATIVE PLAN1/25/2023AstroForge signs a launch contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd.

The IM-3 mission is funded through commercial customers and Intuitive Machines’ third awarded task order from NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/13/2022AAC Clyde Space wins a subsystems order from Intuitive Machines

Lunar Trailblazer will launch in mid-2023 as a secondary payload on a Falcon 9 launching the IM-2 lunar lander by Intuitive Machines.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/10/2022NASA to continue Lunar Trailblazer despite cost overrun

Intuitive Machines announced on 2022-09-16 that it will go public through a merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp., a SPAC listed on the Nasdaq.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/11/2022Space companies face difficult investment environment

Intuitive Machines expected to launch its first Nova-C lander mission IM-1 in early 2023 on a Falcon 9.

NARRATIVE PLAN9/21/2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

The combined company secured $55,000,000 of committed capital from entities affiliated with Inflection Point’s sponsor and from a founder of Intuitive Machines.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL9/19/2022Intuitive Machines’ merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. enables listing on Nasdaq

Intuitive Machines forecasted annual revenue of $102,000,000 for 2022 and $291,000,000 for 2023.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL9/19/2022Intuitive Machines’ merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. enables listing on Nasdaq

Intuitive Machines reported a contract backlog of $188,000,000 as of September 2022, the majority of which is with the federal government.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/19/2022Intuitive Machines’ merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. enables listing on Nasdaq

Intuitive Machines’ first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission, IM-1, is scheduled to launch in early 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN9/16/2022Intuitive Machines to go public in SPAC merger

Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 lunar lander is expected to launch in 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/7/2022NASA heliophysics smallsats to share launch with astrophysics mission

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander mission is expected to launch in January 2023 rather than in late 2022 as previously planned.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/21/2022Draper wins NASA contract for farside lunar lander mission

Nova-D, Intuitive Machines’ next phase lunar lander, is planned to begin delivering 500–1,000 kg of payload to the lunar surface by 2026.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/11/2022Advanced Navigation to be first Australian company to reach the Moon through development of two unique navigation systems

IM-2 is slated to launch on a Falcon 9 in 2023 as Intuitive Machines’ first dedicated launch after previously targeting the fourth quarter of 2022.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/19/2022Lonestar emerges from stealth with plans for lunar data centers

Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Telemetry and Tracking Network (LTN) will provide near-continuous coverage during the IM-1 mission to the Moon in early 2022.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/16/2021First Commercial Lunar Distance Communications Network Validated In Space

Intuitive Machines will develop an upgraded version of its Nova-C lander called Nova-D to deliver the rover to the lunar surface.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/16/2021Northrop-led team proposes Artemis lunar rover

Intuitive Machines partnered with Spaceflight Inc. to provide secondary rideshare services on the IM-2 South Pole Mission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/22/2021Intuitive Machines Partners With SpaceFlight To Provide Secondary Rideshare Services On Their Upcoming IM-2 South Pole Mission

Intuitive Machines’ reliable annual launch cadence provides industry partners and customers lead times needed to secure funding and develop advanced technologies to participate in the cislunar economy.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/12/2021Three-Peat: Intuitive Machines’ Third Moon Mission Selects SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket To Provide The Transportation

Intuitive Machines’ third mission, IM-3, to the Moon will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/12/2021Three-Peat: Intuitive Machines’ Third Moon Mission Selects SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket To Provide The Transportation

Intuitive Machines’ first Nova-C lander launch slipped from July to October 2021 and was later delayed to no earlier than the first quarter of 2022 in an April FCC license application citing launch-provider-related issues.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/5/2021Lunar Exploration as a Service: From landers to spacesuits, NASA is renting rather than owning
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