Intuitive Machines Timelines by

2012- The company begins

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 14:25:05 UTC

Entrepreneurship- The company, co-founded in 2013 by NASA veterans Altemus and Tim Crain. The Compnay aims towards developing a lunar program in hopes of providing lunar surface, communications at a lunar distance, and lunar orbit delivery.

2013- The company’s headquarters

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 14:57:56 UTC

Land- Just after the program began the company built its headquarters in Houston Texas. The headquarters was located just 40 minutes down the road from the Lyndon B. Johnson space center

2013- Started hiring employees

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 15:09:57 UTC

Labor- After the building of the headquarters of Intutive machines the company needed employees. Steve Altemus said on a podcast that the company looks to hire other people with similar space exploration aspirations, and also share the goal to further advance space technology. The estimated average salary a year for workers at Intuitive Machines is around $80,000 a year.

2017- NASA invests a fortune into Nova-C lander

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 15:22:25 UTC

Capital- In 2017 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration funded 118 million into the Nova-C Lander. With hopes of being the first fully robotic lander developed in the U.S. to touch down on the moon.

1989- Steve Altemus starts working with NASA

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 15:26:07 UTC

Entrepreneurship- Steve Altemus joined NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the Space Shuttle Program in 1989, where he held progressively more responsible positions. While he was working there he worked in space shuttle operations, launch, and landing activities.

2024- Odysseus sends back first pictures

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 15:43:49 UTC

Entrepreneurship- Just 11 days ago the Lunar Odysseus sent back its first photos of the moon. This makes Intuitive machines the first private Moon landing and the first American mission in more than 50 years.

2012- The company secures a huge investor

sawyercasey024518 — 2024-02-26 15:55:05 UTC

Capital- The company when it first started had a desperate need for investors as space exploration is one of the most expensive industry’s. That when Steve Altemus asked his friend Kim Ghaffarian to invest in the company. The investment made it so Kim Ghaffarian owns roughly 55.4% of the company.