LUNR Mergers

Intuitive Machines Expands Deep Space Navigation Services with Agreement to Acquire KinetX, Positioning Itself for Constellation Management and Moon-to-Mars Data Relay

Published August 06, 2025 at 08:30 PM

HOUSTON, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a leading space technology, infrastructure, and services company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. (“KinetX”), a privately held Arizona-based aerospace company with more than 30 years of experience delivering flight-proven deep space navigation, systems engineering, ground software, and constellation mission design to the U.S. government and international customers.

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