Lunar Ambitions Grow: Intuitive Machines Secures Expansion to Build the Next Generation of Space Infrastructure

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) is one of the best space stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On July 16, 2025, the Houston City Council approved a strategic lease amendment for Intuitive Machines, adding 3 acres and extending its lease at the Houston Spaceport by 5 years to enable a $12 million expansion.

The project includes new production and testing facilities, plus support infrastructure, to scale lunar lander assembly, Earth‑reentry systems, Lunar Terrain Vehicle development, and NASA’s Near Space Network Services.

Lunar Ambitions Grow: Intuitive Machines Secures Expansion to Build the Next Generation of Space Infrastructure

A huge in-process machining center producing parts for aircraft and aerospace systems.

Intuitive Machines, headquartered in Houston, is a commercial space infrastructure firm behind the Nova‑C lunar lander series (Odysseus, Athena), spacecraft cargo systems, in-space communication services, and emerging work in lunar mobility and re-entry platforms under NASA and DoD contracts.

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