#intuitivemachines — Public Fediverse posts

Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/lunar-orbiter-among-upcoming-nasa-clps-task-orders/

Intuitive Machines wins contract for three GEO satellites

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-wins-contract-for-three-geo-satellites/

#NASA awarded $590 million worth of contracts to #Astrobotic, #Firefly Aerospace, and #IntuitiveMachines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 📆 2028. All ​three companies have attempted uncrewed #moon landings since 2024, with only ​Firefly's #BlueGhost lander ⁠successfully touching down intact and upright on the surface in March 2025 https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-awards-astrobotic-firefly-intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-contracts-moon-2026-06-30/

#MoonLander

NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-awards-nearly-600-million-in-lunar-lander-missions/

RadioBlog.eu:
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USA: SiriusXM funkt mit SXM-11-Satellit künftig bis nach Alaska
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"Der amerik. Pay-Radio-Veranstalter SiriusXM hat in der Nacht zum Montag seinen neuen Satelliten SXM-11 erfolgreich in eine geostationäre Transferbahn gebracht... Start erfolgte von Cape Canaveral ..wurde von einer Falcon-9-Rakete .. durchgeführt. .."

https://www.radioblog.eu/2026/06/30/usa-siriusxm-funkt-mit-sxm-11-satellit-kuenftig-bis-nach-alaska/

30.6.2026

#IntuitiveMachines #Falcon9 #IM1300 #Lanteris #Radio #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #SiriusXM #SXM11 #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #SSL

dailygalaxy.com:
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SpaceX Just Launched SiriusXM’s Most Powerful Satellite Ever: A 7.5-Ton Giant Built to Boost Radio Coverage
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".. lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:25 p.m. EDT on June 28, sending the approximately 15,000-pound (7.5-ton) SXM-11 satellite toward a geostationary transfer orbit. .."

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/06/spacex-just-launched-siriusxms-satellite/

29.6.2026

#IntuitiveMachines #Falcon9 #IM1300 #Lanteris #Radio #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #SiriusXM #SXM11 #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #SSL

#IntuitiveMachines is not a company I hear much about, yet they landed some of their stuff on the moon? This post says their lander fell over on its side.

Intuitive Machines is yet another space company funded in part by US taxpayers, through NASA contracts.

https://fosstodon.org/@stim3on/114122444135429344

Intuitive Machines to buy ground station company

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-to-buy-ground-station-company/

NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-increase-value-of-clps-contract-to-support-surge-of-lunar-lander-missions/

#Commercial missions currently targeting lunar 🌙 landing attempts in 2026

• #BlueOrigin: #BlueMoon
• #Firefly: #BlueGhost
• #IntuitiveMachines: #IM3
• #Astrobotic: #Griffin

In the second half of the year, #China 🇨🇳 aims to land at the lunar south pole and seek out water ice with its #robotic Chang'e 7 spacecraft
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/moon-rush-these-private-spacecraft-will-attempt-lunar-landings-in-2026

"Intuitive Machines" has already sent missions to the moon? I never heard of them.

#NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are also working together to get people on the moon. There are so many ongoing missions among the nations. It's as if they are racing to get off the Earth before the judgments fall. But there would only be few seats available. Most of the taxpayers, responsible for funding much of the space programs, would be left behind.

#moon #SpaceX #IntuitiveMachines #BlueOrigin

The Radio-wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron Sheath (ROLSES) instrument onboard the #IntuitiveMachines-1 Mission to the Moon: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22600 -> "This paper describes the design and operations of the ROLSES instrument and presents initial observations made during transit and surface operations in February 2024. We also describe next version of this instrument (ROLSES 2) currently under development."

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-raises-175-million-in-stock-sale/

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115853731744568358

• #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
• #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
• #BlueMoon 🌙
• #Neutron 🚀
• #Nova 🚀
• #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
• #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
• Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
• #ChangE7
• #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
• #TerranR 🚀
• #Eclipse 🚀
• #NovaC 🌙
• #BlueGhost 🌙
• #Astroscale refueler ⛽
• #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
• #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
• #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

#NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

Intuitive Machines and Telespazio to collaborate on lunar satellite networks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-and-telespazio-to-collaborate-on-lunar-satellite-networks/

Intuitive Machines sees Lanteris deal creating new opportunities in defense and exploration

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-sees-lanteris-deal-creating-new-opportunities-in-defense-and-exploration/

Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-to-acquire-lanteris-space-systems/

Polish space company Scanway Space secures U.S., European deals amid international expansion drive

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/polish-space-company-scanway-space-secures-u-s-european-deals-amid-international-expansion-drive/

#SpaceNews:
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Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side
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https://spacenews.com/altimeter-problems-lighting-challenges-caused-im-2-lunar-lander-to-fall-on-its-side/

13.5.2025

#Athena #IM2 #IntuitiveMachines #Mond #Mondlander #Mondlandung #moon #NASA #NovaC #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Commercial competition and cooperation at the moon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/commercial-competition-and-cooperation-at-the-moon/

Moon RACER Activates Self-Driving Mode for Lunar Exploration

On a rugged mock moonscape, the Moon RACER team demonstrated its terrestrial Lunar Terrain Vehicle mock-up’s ability to autonomously navigate using advanced LiDAR and perception software.

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/moon-racer-activates-self-driving-mode-for-lunar-exploration

#space #moon #RACER #MoonRACER #IntuitiveMachines #engineering #Astrodon #science #STEM #news #LIDAR

The first probe we sent to the moon fell over.

The second probe we sent to the moon fell over.

The third probe we sent to the moon caught fire, fell over, and then sank into a swamp.

But the 5th one stayed up! (jer) #MontyPython #IntuitiveMachines #IM2 #Athena

Intuitive Machines maanlander dood verklaart na omvallen op zijn kant

De Athena-lander kan zijn batterijen niet opladen vanwege de oriëntatie van zijn zonnepanelen.

De Athena-lander belandde op zijn kant op het oppervlak van de Maan. Credit: Intuitive Machines

Minder dan een dag nadat Intuitive Machines op de Maan landd

https://www.kuuke.nl/intuitive-machines-maanlander-dood-verklaart-na-omvallen-op-zijn-kant/

#athena #IntuitiveMachines #maan #maanlander #MonsMouton #nasa

Other companies said I was daft to land a lander on the moon, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the regolith. So, I built a second one. That feĺl over onto its side. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the regolith, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest Intuitive Machine in Mons Mouton.

#IntuitiveMachines #Athena #lunarlander

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/space/2025/03/07/515590/houston-based-intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-declared-dead-after-landing-sideways-on-moon/

#HealthScience #NASA #News #Space #IntuitiveMachines #LunarLander #Nasa #PrivateSpaceTravel