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Overview
Intuitive Machines is a US commercial lunar-lander and space-services company based in Houston, Texas, maker of the Nova-C autonomous lunar lander (Odysseus), which achieved the first US lunar landing since 1972 in February 2024 under NASA's CLPS program.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Intuitive Machines, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- What is Intuitive Machines?
Intuitive Machines is a US commercial lunar lander maker. IM-1 (Odysseus, February 2024) and IM-2 (March 2025) both reached the lunar surface but tipped on landing, compromising mission objectives. Both operated under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. The verified outcome is partial mission success on both flights.
- What is autonomous space systems?
Autonomous space systems is a cohort of robotic platforms whose primary feature is autonomy in space operations: lunar landers, planetary rovers, orbital servicing satellites, station robotics, and crew + cargo autonomy. The verified-vs-claimed angle is unusually strong: honest mission outcomes anchor the editorial substance. Five lunar landings in 2023-2025 produced one full success, two partial successes, and two failures.
- How does DEPLOY apply verified-vs-claimed discipline to autonomous space missions?
Space is the ultimate hype sector: dramatic claims, high stakes, and a public that wants to believe. DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed discipline reads every mission outcome against primary-source telemetry, customer-of-record acceptance, and published mission records, not maker press releases, to produce an honest capability map. The framework distinguishes full success from tipped, failed from never-attempted, and demonstrated from pre-flight, treating precision as editorial substance.
Current leadership (3)
- Steve Altemus Co-founder, President and CEOsince 2013-01-01secondary-verified
- Kamal Ghaffarian Co-founder and Executive Chairmansince 2013-01-01secondary-verified
- Tim Crain Co-founder and CTOsince 2013-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Steve Altemuscofounderfounded 2013-01-01
- Kamal Ghaffariancofounderfounded 2013-01-01
- Tim Craincofounderfounded 2013-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Intuitive Machines.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Intuitive Machines in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Revenue disclosed
- $210100000 (sec_10k)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Regulatory filings (2)
- CLPS Task Order (IM-2 / PRIME-1)other · othergranted
Linked models: Nova-C Lander
- CLPS Task Order (IM-1)other · othergranted
Linked models: Nova-C Lander
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Intuitive Machines IM-1 Nova-C landing
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 6, 2025
Nova-C Lander at The Moon
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 22, 2024
Nova-C Lander at The Moon
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Intuitive Machines?
- Intuitive Machines is a US commercial lunar-lander and space-services company based in Houston, Texas, maker of the Nova-C autonomous lunar lander (Odysseus), which achieved the first US lunar landing since 1972 in February 2024 under NASA's CLPS program.
- What does Intuitive Machines make?
- Intuitive Machines has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Nova-C Lander (Intuitive Machines builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Intuitive Machines?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Intuitive Machines building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, Astrobotic Technology, China National Space Administration, Astroscale.
- Who is the CEO of Intuitive Machines?
- Steve Altemus is the ceo of Intuitive Machines, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Intuitive Machines headquartered?
- Intuitive Machines is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Where does Intuitive Machines operate robots?
- Intuitive Machines is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Intuitive Machines a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Intuitive Machines ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Intuitive Machines founded?
- Intuitive Machines was founded in 2013.
- Is Intuitive Machines safe?
- Intuitive Machines has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-17
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Last reviewed 2026-07-17
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Intuitive Machines.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Intuitive Machines from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Meta Cloud Business; NASA Lunar Lander Contracts | Stock Movers
On this episode of Stock Movers: - Space companies including FireFly Aerospace (FLY) Intuitive Machines (LUNR) and Voyager Technologies (VOYG) shares are moving on news that NASA…
Intuitive Machines wins $148.3M NASA moon base contract
Intuitive Machines wins $148.3M firm-fixed-price NASA contract to deliver sensors to moon surface. One of three moon base contracts.
Intuitive Machines Q1 2026: Record Revenue $186.7M, Positive EBITDA
Intuitive Machines reports record Q1 2026 revenue of $186.7M, 3x Q1 2025. Positive adjusted EBITDA $2.7M. Record backlog. NASDAQ: LUNR.
Intuitive Machines IM-2 Lunar Lander Successfully Commissioned
Intuitive Machines IM-2 lunar lander successfully commissioned. In 2024, Nova-C Odysseus landed on Moon, returning US to lunar surface.
Nova-C Lander — Wikipedia ($118M per spacecraft, IM-2 mission)
Intuitive Machines Nova-C class lunar lander. Average cost $118M per spacecraft. IM-2 launched Feb 27, 2025. Next mission IM-3 planned.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/intuitive-machines.md
- RSS feed: /companies/intuitive-machines/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/27a3586b-40de-4a66-822e-e01529f75fc8
- Revision history: /companies/intuitive-machines/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Video
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NASA handed Intuitive Machines its sixth CLPS task order worth up to $148 million — structured so the bigger slice only pays out if the company proves its Nova-
Reality vs attention
Intuitive Machines draws attention at the 90th percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +26.4, 7th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026