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Intuitive Machines to Broaden Space Business with $800 Million Deal for Lanteris

The $800 million acquisition expands Intuitive Machines into satellite manufacturing for defense and national security, shifting from lunar exploration to a multi-domain space prime.

  • Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday it will buy Lanteris Space Systems from Advent International for $800,000,000, with the sale expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
  • Earlier this year, Advent International repositioned the business toward national security and rebranded Maxar Space Systems as Lanteris on Oct. 1 to prepare it for sale.
  • Financially, the deal consists of $450,000,000 in cash and $350,000,000 in Intuitive Machines Class A stock, with the combined company reporting $850,000,000 revenue and a $920,000,000 contract backlog.
  • The acquisition expands Intuitive Machines' market focus to satellite manufacture for commercial, civil, and national security markets, and company leaders said it enables becoming a vertically integrated, next-generation space prime supporting Earth orbit to the Moon.
  • Existing defence ties include Intuitive Machines' $9.5 million 2023 AFRL award and an $8.2 million follow-on contract, linked to the JETSON program, as of Oct. 22.
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dailyguardian.ca broke the news in on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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