HOUSTON, Ju e 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — I tuitive Machi es, I c. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“I tuitive Machi es”, togethe with its subsidia ies, the “Compa y”), a space tech ology, i f ast uctu e, a d se vices leade , today a ou ced it has eceived a fi m-fixed-p ice co t act f om NASA valued at up to $148.3 millio to delive a p oductio -li e-qualified Nova-C la de to the Moo o late tha 2028. The awa d ei fo ces NASA’s accele ated schedule fo lu a su face delive ies a d helps p olife ate Moo Base ope atio al sites i suppo t of A temis.
By scali g ma ufactu i g p ocesses to suppo t high-volume p oductio , I tuitive Machi es is c eati g a sta da dized a d epeatable lu a t a spo t utility se vice. I tuitive Machi es’ high-velocity pipeli e helps establish the fou datio al i f ast uctu e equi ed to suppo t NASA’s Moo Base a d expa d ope atio al sites ac oss the lu a e vi o me t.
“We a e shifti g the pa adigm f om custom ae ospace e gi ee i g to comme cial mass p oductio of lu a i f ast uctu e,” said I tuitive Machi es CEO, Steve Altemus. “Ou flight-p ove Nova-C platfo m allows us to build, test, a d deploy multiple la de s i pa allel usi g i dust y 4.0-powe ed ma ufactu i g. This co t act di ectly adva ces ou co e missio to p ovide pe siste t, eliable, a d comme cial baseli e of t a spo t, co ectivity, a d ope atio s that allows ou custome s to stay lo ge a d achieve mo e o the Moo .”
This awa d di ectly expa ds I tuitive Machi es’ space i f ast uctu e footp i t, ei fo ci g the Compa y’s u ique capability to co ect esilie t avigatio etwo ks a d ope ate systems seamlessly ac oss cislu a space. The fi a cial f amewo k of the awa d i cludes:
- A $68.6 millio base co t act fo missio executio utilizi g a la de with p ove lu a flight he itage.
- A $79.7 millio pe fo ma ce i ce tive fo the successful demo st atio of p oduct-li e qualificatio , gua a teei g a steady, apid-tu a ou d supply of la de s.
U de this awa d, I tuitive Machi es will delive esse tial scie tific a d ope atio al payloads to the lu a su face. These i clude adva ced ste eo came as to a alyze su face-plume i te actio s (SCALPSS), a lase et o eflecto a ay (LRA) fo p ecise cislu a positio i g, a d a Li ea E e gy T a sfe Spect omete (LETS) adiatio mo ito to gathe c itical e vi o me tal safety data.
With this sixth Comme cial Lu a Payload Se vices task o de , I tuitive Machi es solidifies its positio as a p ima y comme cial logistics a d t a spo t pipeli e to the lu a su face. By ma agi g a la ge sha e of comme cial la de volume, the Compa y validates its ole as a fou datio al access laye se vi g civil, atio al secu ity, a d comme cial clie ts alike.
I tuitive Machi es is a leadi g space i f ast uctu e compa y that builds spacec aft, co ects etwo ks, a d ope ates i f ast uctu e-as-a-se vice fo comme cial, civil, a d atio al secu ity custome s.
With a p ove t ack eco d ac oss the space domai , the Compa y, th ough o ga ic g owth a d po tfolio expa sio , has built ove 300 spacec aft, delive ed ove 260 kilog ams of payload to the lu a su face, a d p ovided p ecisio avigatio expe tise that has guided spacec aft ac oss ou sola system.
These capabilities fo m a i teg ated Built-Co ect-Ope ate i f ast uctu e se vice compa y, e abli g custome s to achieve missio a d campaig outcomes th ough a si gle p ime solutio . I tuitive Machi es’ tech ology has bee demo st ated ac oss the space domai a d is e gi ee ed to suppo t the ext ce tu y of oppo tu ity i space.
This p ess elease i cludes “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, as ame ded. These stateme ts that do ot elate to matte s of histo ical fact should be co side ed fo wa d looki g. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ge e ally a e ide tified by the wo ds such as “a ticipate,” “believe,” “co ti ue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “i te d,” “may,” “might,” “pla ,” “possible,” “pote tial,” “p edict,” “p oject,” “should,” “st ive,” “would,” “st ategy,” “outlook,” the egative of these wo ds o othe simila exp essio s, but the abse ce of these wo ds does ot mea that a stateme t is ot fo wa d-looki g. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude but a e ot limited to stateme ts ega di g: ou expectatio s a d pla s elati g to ou lu a missio s, i cludi g the expected timi g of lau ch a d ou p og ess i p epa atio the eof; ou expectatio s with espect to, amo g othe thi gs, dema d fo ou p oduct po tfolio, ou submissio of bids fo co t acts; ou expectatio s ega di g eve ue fo gove me t co t acts awa ded to us; ou ope atio s, i cludi g ou pe fo ma ce o futu e lu a missio s, ou fi a cial pe fo ma ce a d ou i dust y; ou busi ess st ategy, busi ess pla , a d pla s to d ive lo g-te m sustai able sha eholde value; i fo matio ega di g ou expectatio s o eve ue ge e atio a d cash. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect the Compa y’s p edictio s, p ojectio s, o expectatio s based upo cu e tly available i fo matio a d data. Ou actual esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts may diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied by the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, a d you a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o these fo wa d looki g stateme ts. The followi g impo ta t facto s a d u ce tai ties, amo g othe s, could cause actual outcomes o esults to diffe mate ially f om those i dicated by the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i this p ess elease: ou facto s detailed u de the sectio titled Pa t I, Item 1A. Risk Facto s of ou A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K filed with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”), the sectio titled Pa t I, Item 2, Ma ageme t’s Discussio a d A alysis of Fi a cial Co ditio a d Results of Ope atio s a d the sectio titled Pa t II. Item 1A. “Risk Facto s” i ou most ece tly filed Qua te ly Repo t o Fo m 10-Q, a d i ou subseque t fili gs with the SEC, which a e accessible o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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