Promise Ledger
Lunar lander company (Nova-C). These are the dated public commitments by Intuitive Machines and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.
3 entries: 3 revised.
Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.
This first release is a selection, and a short record is not a complete record. Each programme milestone enters the ledger at its earliest dated public commitment we can find in a primary source, for governments and companies alike. Later dated commitments for the same milestone are shown on that one entry as a revision chain, oldest first, rather than as separate entries.
Includes statements by: Steve Altemus
Revised · worded as a target
Landing · Intuitive Machines
“The company has proposed to fly as many as five payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, a scientifically intriguing dark spot on the Moon, by July 2021.”
Said . Source: NASA: NASA Selects First Commercial Moon Landing Services for Artemis Program (May 31, 2019, award list, Intuitive Machines item)
Context: Date proposed by the company, published in NASA's CLPS award release.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met.
Outcome: IM-1 (Odysseus) launched on 2024-02-15 and touched down on 2024-02-22 in the lunar South Pole region, not Oceanus Procellarum; NASA describes IM-1 as the mission "which landed, tipped over, and operated on the lunar surface". ()
Outcome source: NASA: Fourth Launch of NASA Instruments Planned for Near Moon's South Pole (Feb 26, 2025)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Steve Altemus, CEO, Intuitive Machines · Intuitive Machines
“We continue to execute and lead the development of lunar space with the expected launch of IM-1 mid-November, and IM-2, IM-3 launches in 2024.”
Said . Source: Intuitive Machines (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Intuitive Machines Announces $20 Million Equity Investment (Aug 31, 2023, Altemus quote, paragraph 2)
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met late.
Outcome: IM-1 launched on a Falcon 9 at 1:05 a.m. EST on 2024-02-15 and touched down on the Moon on 2024-02-22. (, 15 days after the latest deadline)
Outcome source: NASA (mission blog): Liftoff! Intuitive Machines Lander Carrying NASA Science Begins Journey to the Moon (Feb 15, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Steve Altemus, CEO, Intuitive Machines · Intuitive Machines
“We continue to execute and lead the development of lunar space with the expected launch of IM-1 mid-November, and IM-2, IM-3 launches in 2024.”
Said . Source: Intuitive Machines (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Intuitive Machines Announces $20 Million Equity Investment (Aug 31, 2023, Altemus quote, paragraph 2)
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met.
Outcome: IM-2 launched on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at 7:16 p.m. EST on 2025-02-26 (00:16 UTC on 2025-02-27). (, on or before the latest deadline)
Outcome source: NASA: Liftoff! NASA Tech, Science En Route to Moon with Intuitive Machines (RELEASE 25-019) (Feb 27, 2025)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
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