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Intuitive Machines: Revolutionizing Space Exploration with Lunar Missions
TLDR Intuitive Machines, founded by Steve Altemus, is focused on making lunar missions more affordable and tapping into potential mineral resources. The company aims to innovate in various industries using space engineering techniques, with a goal of mining rare earth minerals on the moon to avoid strip mining on Earth and contribute to the future space economy.
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Steve Altemus founded Intuitive Machines to commercialize space exploration, aiming to make lunar missions more affordable and tap into potential mineral resources.
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Steve Altemus and his son came up with the idea to put a walking robot on the moon in a thousand days, leading to the formation of Intuitive Machines to innovate in various industries using space engineering techniques.
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Intuitive Machines shifted focus to getting a lander onto the moon after the US government declared the moon a strategic interest due to China's advancements, highlighting the need to explore and gather more information about the moon's resources and composition.
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Intuitive Machines is exploring the potential of mining rare earth minerals on the moon to avoid strip mining on Earth, with the goal of making lunar mining a viable source of commerce for the planet.
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Intuitive Machines is one of the few companies awarded contracts by NASA to build robotic lunar landers, facing challenges due to the difficult terrain and lack of navigation on the moon.
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Intuitive Machines operates autonomous missions to the moon, offering to transport various payloads, including scientific instruments and commercial projects, for roughly a million dollars per kilogram, aiming to generate revenue and contribute to the future space economy.
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Steve Altemus is embracing the possibility of failure as his first lunar launch approaches in January 2024.
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Intuitive Machines aims to improve reliability by repeatedly testing and adjusting their lunar landers before potentially moving humans to the Moon in the future.
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Intuitive Machines aims to be the first commercial company to successfully land on the moon with a 75% success rate in their mission.
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