HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — I tuitive Machi es, I c. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“I tuitive Machi es,” a d togethe with its subsidia ies, the “Compa y”), a leadi g space tech ology, i f ast uctu e, a d se vices compa y, today a ou ced the appoi tme t of D . Ch istophe Scolese to its Boa d of Di ecto s, effective Octobe 22, 2026, a d the esig atio of M . Michael Blitze , effective Octobe 21, 2026.
D . Scolese b i gs decades of executive leade ship ac oss the atio ‘s civil a d atio al secu ity space p og ams, i cludi g se vice as Di ecto of the Natio al Reco aissa ce Office (NRO) a d i se io leade ship positio s at NASA. His expe ie ce developi g a d ope ati g complex space systems will help shape the expa sio of I tuitive Machi es’ space i f ast uctu e fo comme cial, civil, a d atio al secu ity custome s.
“Ch is b i gs a exceptio al u de sta di g of the atio ‘s space p io ities a d what it takes to delive ,” said Kam Ghaffa ia , Chai ma of the Boa d of I tuitive Machi es. “His leade ship ac oss civil a d atio al secu ity space p og ams will help guide I tuitive Machi es’ g owth as we scale ou space i f ast uctu e fo comme cial, civil, a d atio al secu ity custome s.”
“I tuitive Machi es ecog izes M . Blitze ‘s sig ifica t co t ibutio s to the Compa y,” co ti ued Ghaffa ia . “Si ce helpi g take I tuitive Machi es public i 2023, he has bee a steadfast advocate a d t usted suppo te , demo st ati g co ti ued co fide ce i the Compa y’s visio th ough subseque t capital aises, st ategic acquisitio s, a d key milesto es. The Compa y is g ateful fo his leade ship, cou sel, a d u wave i g suppo t.”
D . Scolese cu e tly leads the Va de bilt I stitute fo I ovatio s Beyo d Ea th a d holds a disti guished faculty appoi tme t i Va de bilt U ive sity’s Depa tme t of Elect ical a d Compute E gi ee i g. F om 2019 to 2026, he se ved as Di ecto of the NRO, ove seei g the desig , developme t, lau ch, a d ope atio of the atio ‘s i tellige ce, su veilla ce, a d eco aissa ce satellites suppo ti g the Depa tme t of Defe se a d i tellige ce commu ity.
P eviously, D . Scolese held ume ous se io leade ship positio s at NASA, i cludi g Di ecto of Godda d Space Flight Ce te f om 2012 to 2019, Associate Admi ist ato , Acti g Admi ist ato , a d Chief E gi ee . I these oles, he ove saw majo scie tific a d e gi ee i g p og ams, spacec aft developme t, a d the impleme tatio of the atio ‘s civil space p og am.
D . Scolese bega his gove me t ca ee as a U.S. Naval Office suppo ti g aval uclea p opulsio p og ams. He holds a bachelo ’s deg ee i elect ical a d compute e gi ee i g f om the State U ive sity of New Yo k at Buffalo a d maste ‘s a d docto al deg ees i e gi ee i g f om Geo ge Washi gto U ive sity.
I tuitive Machi es is a ext-ge e atio space i f ast uctu e compa y delive i g i teg ated capabilities that build missio -c itical spacec aft a d systems, co ect etwo ks, a d ope ate space i f ast uctu e ac oss Ea th o bit, cislu a space, a d deep space. Se vi g comme cial, civil, a d atio al secu ity custome s, the compa y e ables esilie t, scalable i f ast uctu e that suppo ts sustai ed explo atio , commu icatio s, secu ity, a d comme ce beyo d Ea th.
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