Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive
Machines”) (“Company”), a leading space exploration,
infrastructure, and services company, today opened its Lunar
Production and Operations Center.
Located at the Houston Spaceport in Houston, Texas, the
Intuitive Machines Lunar Production and Operations Center
represents a new lunar access capability for the United States,
NASA, and global commercial partners. Construction on the site
began in June 2021, with the now completed facility ready to
support each of Intuitive Machines’ three NASA-awarded missions.
Designed to support each of the Company’s four core business units,
the Lunar Production and Operations Center serves as the pivotal
bridge between the Earth and the Moon, enabling sustainable, safe,
and efficient human and robotic space exploration.
At a press conference held today, Intuitive Machines confirmed
its first mission lunar lander, Nova-C, will be shipped from the
new facility in the coming days ahead of its upcoming launch. The
mission to deliver NASA and commercial payloads to the Moon’s south
pole marks the United States' first attempted soft landing since
Apollo 17 in 1972.
“The Moon is no longer a distant dream; it’s a destination
within our grasp, and this facility is our lunar gateway – a
national asset,” said Steve Altemus, Co-Founder, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Machines. “We’re proud that
the United States' return to the Moon will have Houston, Texas,
stamped on the shipping container that will leave this facility for
launch, and we look forward to working under a roof that matches
the technical excellence our employees demonstrate each day.”
“The opening of Intuitive Machines’ facility at the Houston
Spaceport was made possible by the tireless support of teammates
like Burns & McDonnell, the Houston Airport System, and Griffin
Partners,” said Jack Fischer, Vice President of Production and
Operations at Intuitive Machines. “The thought and support provided
by our partners built a perfect home that can grow with us,
removing barriers for our company to reach its potential. In that
spirit, we’ve left several walls that are simply white; they are
empty pages in a future history book. One which we look forward to
writing from our new home in Space City.”
“Houston has always been a city that reaches for the stars, and
with Intuitive Machines operating at the Houston Spaceport, our
city is poised to shine even brighter in the cosmos,” said Mayor
Sylvester Turner. “Aerospace is more than a source of pride for our
city; the innovation here is just another example of why the
Houston economy is thriving. Intuitive Machines is fueling
high-paying jobs, fostering innovation, and attracting talent and
investment from every corner of the world.”
“Today’s celebration confirms that Houston is home to the
fastest growing commercial spaceport on the planet and is also home
to the first and only 5-Star airport in North America,” said Mario
Diaz, Director of Aviation for Houston Airports. “The skies and the
stars are fast converging, and the merger is reshaping the way we
think about travel, innovation and human potential. We are
delighted to join Intuitive Machines in endeavoring towards a
future where humanity’s reach extends even further than we can dare
to imagine today.”
“When your business is lean and your goal is to be the first
private company in history to land on the moon, your only choice is
to pioneer something new,” says Leslie Duke, Burns & McDonnell
CEO-elect. “Our work is always about more than buildings; it is
about solving our clients’ challenges. While Burns & McDonnell
is not designing or constructing lunar landers, we have built the
propulsion, processing, testing, technology, research and
manufacturing facilities needed to empower Intuitive Machines to
focus safely on opening access to the Moon for the progress of
humanity.”
About the Lunar Production and Operations
Facility:
The new 105,572-square-foot headquarters will serve as the
operations center for the company’s lunar program, including the
capability to manufacture multiple lunar landers and spacecraft
simultaneously.
Intuitive Machines is one of three anchor tenants at the Houston
Spaceport, and its project broke ground in 2021. Incorporated into
the design are advanced manufacturing and production spaces, 3D
printing areas, machine shops, research and development
laboratories, clean rooms, and large-scale spacecraft assembly
areas.
Unique to the facility are mission control rooms to track and
manage lunar missions, and a propulsion test facility to assess
lunar lander engine capabilities. The headquarters also includes
offices, meeting areas, conference rooms and other amenities for
both Intuitive Machines and its partners.
The “flame range” facility is a unique structure, consisting of
a 3,800-square-foot reinforced concrete chamber surrounded by a
25-foot-high perimeter wall that encloses an additional
6,500-square-foot yard and delivers multiple advantages for
Intuitive Machines testing protocols. To be considered safe and
ready for use, propulsion systems must meet stringent performance
requirements, verified by a multitude of testing protocols.
The proximity of the testing facility to Intuitive Machines’
manufacturing operations offers multiple benefits, beginning with
significant savings in testing setup costs and streamlined
logistics. Locating the testing facility next to the headquarters
also allows Intuitive Machines to make adjustments quickly,
utilizing all its manufacturing capabilities. With the ability to
produce on-demand engine prototypes and parts, engineers can now
conduct tests on even small, incremental changes in engine
design.
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is a diversified space company focused on
space exploration. Intuitive Machines supplies space products and
services to support sustained robotic and human exploration to the
Moon, Mars, and beyond. Intuitive Machines’ products and services
are offered through its four business units: Lunar Access Services,
Orbital Services, Lunar Data Services, and Space Products and
Infrastructure. For more information, please visit
intuitivemachines.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended. All statements contained in this press release
that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be
considered forward-looking. These forward-looking statements
generally are identified by the words such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,”
“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would,” but
the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include but are
not limited to statements regarding: our expectations and plans
relating to our first mission to the Moon, including the expected
timing of launch for our first mission. These forward-looking
statements reflect the Company’s expectations based upon currently
available information and data. Our actual results, performance or
achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The
factors detailed under the section titled Part I, Item 1A. Risk
Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022, the section titled Part I, Item 2, Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and the section titled Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors”
in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2023, could cause actual outcomes or results to
differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking
statements in this press release, which are accessible on the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov and the Investors section of our website
at www.investors.intuitivemachines.com.
These forward-looking statements are based on information
available as of the date of this press release and current
expectations, forecasts, and assumptions, and involve a number of
judgments, risks, and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as
of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be
required under applicable securities laws.
Contacts
For investor inquiries:
investors@intuitivemachines.com
For media inquiries:
press@intuitivemachines.com
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