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IM-3 Trinity
NET Q1 2027 · Nova-C Trinity · planned
Intuitive Machines IM-3 (CLPS CP-11): Nova-C Trinity, NASA Moon Base III.
Deliver NASA + commercial cargo to Reiner Gamma region.
$77,500,000 public package award.
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ALEPH-1 design and assembly (RMIT)
Lunaria One / RMIT biological horticulture capsule on IM-3 Trinity. · RMIT University · rmit.edu.auALEPH-1 horticulture capsule (Lunaria One)
Lunaria One / RMIT biological horticulture capsule on IM-3 Trinity. · Lunaria One · space.gov.auAltus-1 lunar data relay (IM / NSN)
Intuitive Machines first lunar data-relay satellite. · Intuitive Machines · nasa.govAstroForge Vestri asteroid scout (IM-3 rideshare)
AstroForge Vestri asteroid-rendezvous spacecraft launching as an independent rideshare on the IM-3 Falcon 9 stack. · AstroForge · spacenews.comCADRE multi-robot demo (JPL)
NASA JPL CADRE cooperative autonomous distributed robotic exploration multi-rover demo on IM-3 / CP-11 path. · NASA · science.nasa.govESA Moonlight LCNS constellation (planned)
ESA Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services constellation is future enable for commercial lander PNT/comms. · European Space Agency (ESA) · esa.intFalcon 9 launch path (IM-3)
SpaceX Falcon 9 is the booked launch vehicle for Intuitive Machines IM-3 Trinity. · SpaceX · intuitivemachines.comFlorida Falcon ops for commercial lunar launches
Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations launch CLPS and private lunar landers, including Intuitive Machines, Firefly, ispace, and Astrobotic Griffin. · SpaceX · nasa.govIM acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station + COMSAT (lunar/deep-space ground)
Intuitive Machines signed to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd and Goonhilly USA (dba COMSAT) on 14 May 2026, and closed on 3 Aug 2026. · Goonhilly Earth Station · investors.intuitivemachines.comIM Lunar Telemetry Network + Nova Control MCC
Commercial LTN multi-station network feeding Nova Control Houston for continuous lunar LOS TT&C on Nova-C missions. · Intuitive Machines · spacenews.comIM Near Space Network lunar relays (planned)
Intuitive Machines lunar relay / Near Space Network services path for multi-mission lunar comms enable. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comIM-3 / Nova-C CLPS delivery (CP-11)
Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander delivery service for CP-11 Reiner Gamma CLPS suite (IM-3). · Intuitive Machines · science.nasa.govL3Harris/ARDÉ helium pressurant COPV (Nova-C)
Welded metal liner + carbon overwrap helium COPV on Nova-C. · L3Harris (ARDÉ) · l3harris.comLDES dust sensor (JSC) on IM-3
LDES is NASA Johnson's dust sensor. · NASA · nasa.govLPOC Houston AIT facility (Nova-C / Nova-D)
Intuitive Machines Lunar Production and Operations Center (Houston Spaceport / Ellington) for Nova lander fabrication and AIT. · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.comLRO, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (site intel enable)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped the Moon for years. · NASA · lunar.gsfc.nasa.govLunar Vertex (LVx) suite, JHU APL
Johns Hopkins APL Lunar Vertex (LVx) magnetic anomaly / Reiner Gamma science suite on IM-3 CP-11. · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · science.nasa.govLunar Vertex rover (Lunar Outpost MAPP)
Lunar Outpost's MAPP-variant rover is the mobility element of NASA's Lunar Vertex PRISM suite on IM-3. · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · science.nasa.govLUSEM, Lunar Space Environment Monitor (KASI)
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute LUSEM space environment monitor on IM-3 CP-11 path. · Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) · science.nasa.govLVx Rover Multispectral Microscope (Canadensys)
Canadensys Aerospace Rover Multispectral Microscope on the Lunar Vertex MAPP rover. · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · canadensys.comMAPS ion/electron spectrometer (SwRI · Lunar Vertex)
Southwest Research Institute Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer on the Lunar Vertex lander at Reiner Gamma. · Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) · swri.orgMoonLIGHT laser retroreflector (ESA)
MoonLIGHT is ESA's next laser retroreflector. · European Space Agency (ESA) · science.nasa.govNova-C avionics / GNC
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C avionics and GNC for autonomous landing. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comNova-C power system
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C power subsystem (solar + battery/PCDU class) as part of vertically integrated lander OEM claim. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comNova-C structure & AIT (Intuitive Machines)
Intuitive Machines in-house Nova-C carbon-composite structure and Houston LPOC AIT for IM-1…IM-6 product line. · Intuitive Machines · investors.intuitivemachines.comNova-C Trinity delivery (IM-3 / CP-11)
Intuitive Machines Nova-C Trinity lander delivery for IM-3. · Intuitive Machines · youtube.comScorpius Pressurmaxx Type V LOX/LCH4 tanks (Nova-C)
Scorpius Space Launch Company supplies liner-less PRESSURMAXX Type V all-composite LOX/LCH4 cryogenic propellant tanks for Intuitive Machines Nova-C and Nova-D lunar landers. · Scorpius Space Launch Company · compositesworld.comVR900 methalox main engine
VR900 is Intuitive Machines' gimbaled LOX/LCH4 main engine for Nova-C, with an additive-printed chamber and Morpheus heritage. · Intuitive Machines · satnow.comVR900 methalox main engine (Nova-C product line)
Intuitive Machines VR900 LOX/LCH4 main engine is in-house additive-chamber path. · Intuitive Machines · intuitivemachines.comCargo
Lunar Vertex
Johns Hopkins APL Lunar Vertex (LVx) magnetic anomaly / Reiner Gamma science suite on IM-3 CP-11. · Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) · science.nasa.govCooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration
NASA JPL's CADRE, Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration, is a set of three suitcase-scale mini-rovers that drive as a team to test autonomous roving, carrying ground-penetrating radar to sound the subsurface at Reiner Gamma. · NASA · science.nasa.govMoonLIGHT Pointing Actuator (MPAc)
MoonLIGHT, the Moon Laser Instrumentation for General relativity High accuracy Test, is ESA's next-generation laser retroreflector, delivered on IM-3 with its MoonLIGHT Pointing Actuator. · European Space Agency (ESA) · science.nasa.govLunar Space Environment Monitor
LUSEM, the Lunar Space Environment Monitor from the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, flies on IM-3 in the CP-11 package. · Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) · science.nasa.govLunar Dust Level Sensor and Effects on Surfaces
NASA JSC LDES on IM-3 Trinity, dust accumulation on lander/surface systems at Reiner Gamma (second public LDES flight after Griffin). · NASA · nasa.govAltus-1 lunar data-relay satellite
Demo for comms. IM first lunar data-relay. · NASA · spacenews.comAustralian Lunar Experiment Promoting Horticulture
Lunaria One / RMIT biological horticulture capsule on IM-3 Trinity, plant survival and growth through transit and on the Reiner Gamma surface. · Lunaria One · space.gov.auLunar Vertex mobility element, Lunar Outpost MAPP variant
Lunar Outpost's MAPP-variant rover flies in NASA's Lunar Vertex (LVx) PRISM suite on IM-3, hosting an APL magnetometer and a Canadensys rover multispectral microscope at Reiner Gamma. · Lunar Outpost · science.nasa.govAstroForge Vestri / DeepSpace-2 asteroid scout
Demo for rideshare. AstroForge Vestri asteroid-rendezvous spacecraft launching as an independent rideshare on the IM-3 Falcon 9 stack. · AstroForge · spacenews.comLunar Vertex Rover Multispectral Microscope (Canadensys)
Canadensys Aerospace Rover Multispectral Microscope on the Lunar Vertex MAPP rover images Reiner Gamma swirl surface properties at grain scale. · Canadensys Aerospace · canadensys.comMagnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer
SwRI MAPS combined ion and electron spectrometer on the Lunar Vertex lander measures solar-wind plasma that reaches the surface inside the Reiner Gamma mini-magnetosphere. · Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) · swri.orgRelated flights
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