Moon RACER lunar terrain vehicle
Design for an astronaut-driven Moon rover
Houston company whose Odysseus lander made the first U.S. Moon landing since 1972, in 2024. It flies NASA cargo to the Moon, is building a data relay network around it, and now also builds satellites after buying Lanteris.
Products, by altitude
The Moon · 384,400 km from Earth
Announced In service 
Nova-C lunar lander
Robotic lander that delivers payloads to the Moon
Earth to Moon · 35,786–384,400 km
In development Lunar data relay satellites (Near Space Network)
Planned Moon-orbiting satellites relaying data to Earth
Government awards
Milestones
- Aug 2026 Reported that it had completed the purchase of Goonhilly Earth Station and its COMSAT subsidiary, adding ground station capacity. Company statement3
- May 2026 Reported that it closed its roughly $800 million purchase of Lanteris Space Systems, the former Maxar Space Systems satellite maker, in January 2026. Company statement4
- Mar 2025 IM-2 lander Athena landed near the lunar south pole but came to rest on its side, and the mission ended the next day.5
- Feb 2024 IM-1 lander Odysseus touched down near Malapert A crater, the first U.S. soft landing on the Moon since 1972. It tipped onto its side but kept operating.6
- Feb 2023 Completed a SPAC merger and became a public company; its shares trade on Nasdaq as LUNR.7