Intuitive Machines Lands and Operates Second Mission on the Moon

HOUSTON, March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”) (“Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, has announced the IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, landed on the Moon at approximately 11:30 a.m. CST and is currently operating on the surface of the Moon.

Earlier today, Intuitive Machines and NASA held a joint press conference to share the latest mission and landing updates. The conference highlighted the progress of lunar operations and the continued collaboration between commercial and government partners in advancing space exploration.   

Intuitive Machines expects to continue to provide updates on the mission via the Company’s IM-2 mission webpage and official X account. The press conference is available on the .

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is a diversified space exploration, infrastructure, and services company focused on fundamentally disrupting lunar access economics. In 2024, Intuitive Machines successfully landed the Company’s Nova-C class lunar lander, Odysseus, on the Moon, returning the United States to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. The Company’s products and services are offered through its four in-space business units: Lunar Access Services, Orbital Services, Lunar Data Services, and Space Products and Infrastructure. For more information, please visit intuitivemachines.com.

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