Intuitive Machines wins $180.4 million NASA contract for lunar mission

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Intuitive Machines Expands Lunar Surface Operations with $180.4 Million NASA CLPS Award

March 24, 2026 2:33 PM EDT

HOUSTON, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (Intuitive Machines, together with its subsidiaries, the Company), a space technology, infrastructure, and services leader, today announced that NASA has awarded the Company a $180.4 million contract to deliver seven science and technology payloads, including an Australian Space Agency lunar rover and technologies from Blue Origins Honeybee Robotics, to the Lunar South Pole Region. The Companys space infrastructure, Lunar landing system, Space Data Network (SDN), and autonomous surface operations capabilities will be used to support payload delivery.

As part of NASAs Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)... More