Aug. 19 at 4:09 AM
$LUNR HOUSTON - Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) announced today that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has selected the company to provide the spacecraft platform, system-level integration and mission solutions for the EAGLE-VSWIR Earth Observation Mission.
The mission, scheduled to be launched in 2028, will use the IM 300 space bus from Intuitive Machines. EAGLE-VSWIR, acronym for Explorer for Artemis Geology, Lunar, and Earth Visible to Shortwave Infrared, will carry a hyperspectral instrument designed to perform observations of surface biology and geology from Earth's orbit, while demonstrating technologies for potential future lunar and Martian exploration missions, according to a press release.