Intuitive Machines Secures $180.4 Million NASA CLPS Award for Lunar Surface Operations

Intuitive Machines has been awarded a $180.4 million NASA contract to deliver seven science and technology payloads, including an Australian Space Agency lunar rover and Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics technologies, to the Lunar South Pole Region. The company's space infrastructure, Lunar landing system, and autonomous surface operations capabilities will be used to support payload delivery. This is Intuitive Machines' fifth CLPS task order and the first to require a larger cargo class lunar lander.