The moon-landing company went public on the Nasdaq on Wednesday (Feb. 15) amid a renewed focus by NASA to bring humans and robots to the lunar surface.
The moon is rich in water ice and as such, Intuitive Machine's Nova-C lander will serve as a pathfinder for NASA missions. There is far more moon activity forthcoming, and the money raised from today's Nasdaq listing will allow the company to build out infrastructure to support the Artemis astronauts, Marshall said.Houston-based Intuitive Machines was founded in 2013 and has seen a lot of growth since then.
The original group of Intuitive Machines employees, however, came from NASA's human spaceflight programs and engineering at Houston's, where astronaut training is centered. After five years"bouncing around," NASA's shift to prioritize lunar exploration in 2018 gave Intuitive Machines a focus and business case in an area in which they already had expertise, Marshall said.
With renewed focus came propulsive growth: The company now stands at 250 employees and expects to add at least 120 more personnel in 2023 alone. Three moon missions are already on the manifest. Slightly further in the future will be communications
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