Mid Week Space News Roundup: Intuitive Machine Updates, Lunar Mobility-as-a-Service, LTV Test Drive

In this week’s space news, President Trump nominates Jared Isaacman as the next NASA Administrator (again). Intuitive Machines secures a contract extension with the Air Force and acquires Maxar Space Systems. New partnership to offer lunar mobility-as-a-service. Orbital data and energy collaboration between Starcloud and Rendezvous Robotics and finally, National Geographic gets to test drive all three LTV candidates for an upcoming NASA contract.

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00:00 Intro
00:22 President Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator
01:59 Intuitive Machines Secures $8.2 Million AFRL Contract
05:47 Intuitive Machines to Acquire Lanteris Space Systems (was “Maxar Space Systems”)
08:23 Strategic Partnership Hopes to Advance Lunar Mobility-as-a-Service
10:37 Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assembly
13:29 National Geographic Test Drives Three LTV’s (Lunar Terrain Vehicles)
20:31 Outro

Sources:

Intuitive Machines to Acquire Lanteris Space Systems, Creating the Next-Generation Commercial, Civil, and National Security Space Prime: https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-to-acquire-lanteris-space-systems-creating-the-next-generation-commercial-civil

Intuitive Machines Secures $8.2 Million AFRL Contract Extension to Advance In-Space Nuclear Power Technology: https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-secures-8-2-million-afrl-contract-extension-to-advance-in-space-nuclear-power-te

Strategic Partnership Hopes to Advance Lunar Mobility-as-a-Service: https://www.exterrajsc.com/p/strategic-partnership-hopes-to-advance-905

Tec-Masters, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with Orbit Beyond for CT-4 Lunar Lander Mission: https://www.tecmasters.com/post/tec-masters-inc-announces-strategic-partnership-with-orbit-beyond-for-ct-4-lunar-lander-mission

Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assembly: https://www.robodaily.com/reports/Orbital_data_and_energy_collaboration_accelerates_space_based_assembly_999.html

We took a test-drive of NASA's new moon rover candidates: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/moon-rover-space-innovation-nasa-artemis