Battle-hardened Intuitive Machines takes its next steps toward a lunar economy

Get the Full StoryThe Houston startup s new and improved lander, Athena, is carting NASA and commercial payloads for a lunar cellular network, extreme mobility, and search for sustainable resources.

It s been a year since Intuitive Machines IM made history with the first private soft landing and first American spacecraft since the Apollo program to land on the moon, after a nail-biting descent that came perilously close to failing. But this time around, they re veterans. As they ready their second mission, IM-2, with an updated lunar lander named Athena, the vibe at the startup s Houston headquarters is decidedly more relaxed and confident.

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