Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is a company that develops hardware and software solutions for human spaceflight. The firm was founded in 2013 in Houston, Texas, United States, and operates in the industries of renewable energy, medicine, and aerospace.

Intuitive Machines looks to develop autonomous systems and hardware and software solutions for businesses that operate with artificial intelligence algorithms, control systems, sensors, processors, and connectivity systems.

Intuitive Machines have been developing space-based systems, including operating systems, spacecraft vehicles, landers, and simulation services. Some developments include the Universal Reentry Vehicle, designed to return payloads from LEO and Lunar environments and enter Mars and Earth's atmospheres. Another is the Lunar Lander Nova-C, which is designed to support commercially procured payloads.

The company also develops autonomous airborne systems such as long-range drones, BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight System), sensor packages that generate gravimetry and geophysical data, optionally piloted automated aircraft, flight analytics, custom drone systems, and sentinel observation systems.