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Momentus Completes Vibration Testing of Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle

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Friday, November 3, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231102397993/en/
    Momentus' Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle undergoing vibration testing at Experior Laboratories.
  • (Photo: Momentus)
    The vibration testing conducted at Experior Laboratories exposed the Vigoride spacecraft to the forces and environmental factors it may experience during launch.
  • "Vigoride-7 will mark the fourth flight of our Orbital Service Vehicle,” said Chief Commercial Officer Chris Kinman.
  • Momentus provides its transportation and in-space services on either a deployer mounted directly to a Rideshare modular plate or a Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle depending on customer mission requirements.

Intuitive Machines Announces Agreement to deliver AstroForge Asteroid Mining Payload to Deep Space

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Intuitive Machines, LLC (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced the execution of an agreement to deliver Brokkr-2, a deep space vehicle from California-based asteroid mining company, AstroForge, Inc. (“AstroForge”), to deep space to observe one of AstroForge’s target asteroids.

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  • Intuitive Machines, LLC (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced the execution of an agreement to deliver Brokkr-2, a deep space vehicle from California-based asteroid mining company, AstroForge, Inc. (“AstroForge”), to deep space to observe one of AstroForge’s target asteroids.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230124005210/en/
    Brokkr-2 is expected to launch during Intuitive Machines’ second lunar mission in the second half of 2023.
  • The agreement with AstroForge leverages Intuitive Machines’ Orbital Services business segment, which provides a low-cost rideshare opportunity to carry Brokkr-2 into space.
  • “AstroForge’s pursuit of mining asteroids to preserve Earth’s resources is a pursuit humanity can undertake with hope,” said Peter McGrath, Vice President of Business Development of Intuitive Machines.

Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Launch New Scholarship Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Intuitive Machines, maker of the Nova-C Lunar Lander currently expected to launch in spring 2023, and Columbia Sportswear have teamed up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to support outstanding women in STEM. The new program will provide scholarships as well as fellowship opportunities to uplift undergraduate and graduate students in STEM-related fields.

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  • Intuitive Machines, maker of the Nova-C Lunar Lander currently expected to launch in spring 2023, and Columbia Sportswear have teamed up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to support outstanding women in STEM.
  • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Intuitive Machines, maker of the Nova-C Lunar Lander currently expected to launch in spring 2023, and Columbia Sportswear have teamed up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to support outstanding women in STEM.
  • Launching in fall 2023, the Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Advancing Women in Technology Program is supported by $200,000 in resources for students, which includes a $100,000 gift from each of the companies.
  • For more information about the Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Advancing Women in Technology Program at Embry-Riddle, please visit http://www.intuitivemachines.com/columbia-partnership .

Intuitive Machines Successfully Tracks Artemis I Mission to Record-Breaking Distance From Earth

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced that it successfully tracked NASAs Artemis I Mission (Artemis I) as the spacecraft reached its farthest distance from Earth .

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  • Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced that it successfully tracked NASAs Artemis I Mission (Artemis I) as the spacecraft reached its farthest distance from Earth .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221212005193/en/
    As previously announced on November 10, 2022, NASA authorized Intuitive Machines to utilize its mission control and global ground station network to track Artemis I using one-way Doppler measurements .
  • Successfully tracking Artemis I during transit, at the Moon and beyond, is a validation of Intuitive Machines ability to provide lunar communications infrastructure for an entire industry, said Steve Altemus, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Intuitive Machines.
  • Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

Momentus to Participate in Morgan Stanley Space Summit

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (Momentus or the Company), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, announced that Chief Executive Officer John Rood will participate in the Morgan Stanley 5th Annual Space Summit taking place on December 6, 2022, in New York City.

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  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (Momentus or the Company), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, announced that Chief Executive Officer John Rood will participate in the Morgan Stanley 5th Annual Space Summit taking place on December 6, 2022, in New York City.
  • Mr. Rood will participate in the Space Infrastructure To the Moon and Back and Everything in Between panel beginning at 2:15 p.m.
  • Additionally, Mr. Rood will host meetings with institutional investors, which can be arranged through your Morgan Stanley representative.
  • Momentus Chief Executive Officer John Rood will participate in the Space Infrastructure To the Moon and Back and Everything in Between panel that will be moderated by Kristine Liwag, Aerospace and Defense Analyst, Morgan Stanley.

Intuitive Machines Mission Control Cleared to Track Artemis I Mission

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced NASAs approval for Intuitive Machines to utilize its mission control and global ground station network to track the Artemis I Mission (Artemis I).

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  • Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today announced NASAs approval for Intuitive Machines to utilize its mission control and global ground station network to track the Artemis I Mission (Artemis I).
  • Intuitive Machines has validated four global ground stations while working with NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) under a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement.
  • By granting Intuitive Machines access to LRO and Artemis I, NASA has accelerated the speed at which a commercial company can supplement lunar communications infrastructure for an entire industry, said Steve Altemus, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Intuitive Machines.
  • Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

Intuitive Machines Opens Houston’s First Engine Verification Facility

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today opened its Small Engine Verification Facility (Flame Range).

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  • Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, today opened its Small Engine Verification Facility (Flame Range).
  • Intuitive Machines liquid methane, liquid oxygen cryogenic engine, designed as an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and reliable lunar delivery engine, supports NASAs $93 billion Artemis Program and growing commercial demand for lunar access.
  • Moving into our bespoke Small Engine Verification Facility, affectionately known as the Flame Range, thrusts Intuitive Machines onto a fast track for advanced larger engine development to support the entire industry.
  • Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

Intuitive Machines Announces Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-4 in Connection with its Proposed Business Combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Registration Statement contains a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination.

Key Points: 
  • The Registration Statement contains a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination.
  • As previously announced on September 16, 2022, Intuitive Machines signed a definitive business combination agreement with Inflection Point that is expected to result in Intuitive Machines becoming publicly listed.
  • This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Intuitive Machines and Inflection Point (the Business Combination).
  • Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

Steve Altemus, President & CEO of Intuitive Machines, to Participate in the IPO Edge “Space Race II” Panel

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company founded in 2013, today announced that President and CEO Steve Altemus will participate in the IPO Edge "Space Race II" Business, Investing and Financing Panel .

Key Points: 
  • Intuitive Machines, LLC (Intuitive Machines or the Company), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company founded in 2013, today announced that President and CEO Steve Altemus will participate in the IPO Edge "Space Race II" Business, Investing and Financing Panel .
  • We supply space products and services to support sustained robotic and human exploration to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
  • This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Intuitive Machines and Inflection Point (the Business Combination).
  • Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

U.S. Space Force Selects Firefly Aerospace for ‘Rapid Space’ VICTUS NOX Mission

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Firefly Aerospace, Inc , announced today that the company has been selected by The U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to provide launch services for SSCs VICTUS NOX mission.

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  • Firefly Aerospace, Inc , announced today that the company has been selected by The U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to provide launch services for SSCs VICTUS NOX mission.
  • The VICTUS NOX mission will demonstrate an end-to-end Tactically Responsive Space capability, including the launch segment, space segment, ground segment, and on-orbit operations.
  • VICTUS NOX will perform a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).
  • We are honored to be chosen by Space Force for this important national security mission, said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace.