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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.
The AstroForge spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2023 with Intuitive Machines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The IM-3 mission is funded through commercial customers and Intuitive Machines’ third awarded task order from NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Lunar Trailblazer will launch in mid-2023 as a secondary payload on a Falcon 9 launching the IM-2 lunar lander by Intuitive Machines.
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.
Intuitive Machines expected to launch its first Nova-C lander mission IM-1 in early 2023 on a Falcon 9.
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.
Intuitive Machines forecasted annual revenue of $102,000,000 for 2022 and $291,000,000 for 2023.
Intuitive Machines reported a contract backlog of $188,000,000 as of September 2022, the majority of which is with the federal government.
Intuitive Machines’ first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission, IM-1, is scheduled to launch in early 2023.
Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 lunar lander is expected to launch in 2023.
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander mission is expected to launch in January 2023 rather than in late 2022 as previously planned.
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.
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.
Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Telemetry and Tracking Network (LTN) will provide near-continuous coverage during the IM-1 mission to the Moon in early 2022.
Intuitive Machines will develop an upgraded version of its Nova-C lander called Nova-D to deliver the rover to the lunar surface.
Intuitive Machines partnered with Spaceflight Inc. to provide secondary rideshare services on the 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.
Intuitive Machines’ third mission, IM-3, to the Moon will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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.