DealsMay 18, 2026, 05:37 PM
Intuitive Machines Secures $20M in Lunar Imaging Contracts
AI Summary
Intuitive Machines, Inc. has secured two prime contracts totaling $20 million over three years to operate NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter's ShadowCam instrument. Under these cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, the company will lead imaging operations, data storage and analysis, and mission support. This initiative will support Intuitive Machines' IM-3 mission and establish foundational infrastructure for secure, sustained lunar operations by integrating LROC data with its planned lunar data relay satellite constellation.
Key Highlights
- Intuitive Machines secured two prime contracts totaling $20 million over three years.
- The LROC contract is valued at $15.5 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee, for three years.
- The ShadowCam contract is valued at $4.5 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee, for three years.
- Company will lead imaging operations, data storage, analysis, and mission support for both instruments.
- LROC has captured over 2.6 million Narrow Angle Camera and 640,000 Wide Angle Camera images.
- The data represents over 1.8 petabytes stored on NASA PDS.
- The contracts support Intuitive Machines' IM-3 mission and NASA's Artemis campaign.
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