HOUSTON, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“Intuitive Machines,” together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a leading space infrastructure company, today announced it has been selected by NASA for its next-generation Commercial Lunar Payload Services 2 (CLPS 2) contract.
CLPS 2 significantly expands the services NASA can procure, including complete payload delivery missions, direct lander acquisitions, and funded technology and payload development. Beyond conventional lunar landings, the increased scope includes capabilities such as orbital delivery, launch rideshares, surface mobility, precision landing, and lunar-night survival and payload operations, among others.
“We’re excited to participate in this next evolution of CLPS, with expanded tasking opportunities to meet NASA’s needs at the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and beyond,” said Steve Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines. “The broader scope of CLPS 2 builds on our existing leadership in space infrastructure and aligns with investments we're already making while helping to accelerate NASA’s Moon Base initiative and shape new opportunities for customers.”
Conceptional rendering of Intuitive Machines’ space infrastructure supporting the NASA Moon Base initiative
CLPS 2 is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a combined ceiling of $10 billion across all awardees, potentially increasing to $15 billion if NASA exercises a five-year option. The contract establishes a framework for NASA to procure commercial lunar delivery services over an approximately 10-year period through subsequent task orders with a potential five-year extension.
Serving as NASA's follow-on contracting vehicle for commercial lunar payload delivery services, the CLPS 2 program enables NASA to procure services to integrate, transport, and operate NASA-sponsored payloads using commercial spacecraft and infrastructure. It is designed to support more capable cargo missions at greater frequency, advancing Artemis and Moon Base infrastructure requirements, including transportation, mobility, power, habitats, and logistics.
The selection builds on Intuitive Machines' six previous NASA CLPS task order awards, including two in 2026. In March, NASA awarded the Company a $180.4 million contract for its larger cargo-class Nova-D lunar lander, followed in June by an award valued at up to $148.3 million for a production line-qualified Nova-C lander. Together, these awards demonstrate NASA's continued confidence in Intuitive Machines' lunar lander capabilities for increasingly complex lunar missions and Moon Base development.
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is a next-generation space infrastructure company delivering integrated capabilities that build mission-critical spacecraft and systems, connect networks, and operate space infrastructure across Earth orbit, cislunar space, and deep space. Serving commercial, civil, and national security customers, the company enables resilient, scalable infrastructure that supports sustained exploration, communications, security, and commerce beyond Earth.
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