Intuitive Machines wins NASA EAGLE-VSWIR spacecraft contract

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide the spacecraft platform, system-level integration, and mission solutions for EAGLE-VSWIR, an Earth observation mission under NASA's Earth Science Division, according to a company press release.

EAGLE-VSWIR, which stands for Explorer for Artemis Geology, Lunar, and Earth – Visible to Shortwave Infrared, will fly on Intuitive Machines' IM 300 spacecraft bus and is targeted for launch in 2028. The mission will carry a hyperspectral visible to shortwave infrared instrument designed to conduct surface biology and geology observations from Earth orbit, while also demonstrating technologies intended to support future lunar and Mars exploration missions.

Under the agreement, Intuitive Machines will deliver the IM 300 spacecraft platform, integrate the VSWIR instrument developed at JPL, and manage mission operations and ground segment responsibilities.

The award is the second NASA low Earth orbit science mission Intuitive Machines is supporting. The company was previously selected to provide an IM 500 spacecraft bus and system-level integration for NASA's EDGE (Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer) mission, managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

"NASA's science missions are being asked to deliver faster and inside tighter cost caps, and that is exactly the problem our platforms solve," said Anand Mahendra, Chief Growth Officer of Intuitive Machines. "Our Build, Connect, Operate model puts spacecraft manufacturing at scale behind Intuitive Machines' mission systems and integration expertise."

The IM 300 series platform currently serves customers across national security and civil programs.

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