# Intuitive Machines

> Lunar delivery, data, and infrastructure services — Nova-C landers and cislunar commerce platforms.

## Why it is interesting

Houston public space pure-play: SPAC merger put LUNR on Nasdaq (Feb 2023); NASA CLPS lunar lander missions make it a JSC-adjacent proof point founders and scouts actually track.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** public
- **Status:** public
- **Industries:** space-tech, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26

## Key facts

- Public (Feb 2023): Nasdaq LUNR via SPAC merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.
- HQ: Houston, TX — Lunar Production and Operations Center at Houston Spaceport
- Founders: Steve Altemus, Kam Ghaffarian, Tim Crain (2013)
- Business: lunar delivery services, data transmission, infrastructure-as-a-service

## Funding history

- IPO / SPAC merger · February 2023
  Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230212005021/en/Inflection-Point-Acquisition-Corp.-and-Intuitive-Machines-LLC-Announce-Closing-of-Business-Combination-Intuitive-Machines-Inc.-to-Trade-on-Nasdaq-Under-Ticker-Symbols-LUNR-and-LUNRW

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**Last updated:** July 26, 2026

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