2 Space Stocks That Could Be the Next Intuitive Machines

On Feb. 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) landed its Odysseus uncrewed vehicle on the moon. In some ways, the landing was suboptimal -- most notably, Odysseus toppled over after landing, limiting its ability to communicate with Earth.On the other hand, though, even its less than 100% perfect landing accomplished something for Intuitive Machines that the U.S. hasn't done in more than 50 years: put a lander on the moon. What's more, this was the first successful moon landing ever by a private commercial company, arguably giving Intuitive Machines a pole position to win further contracts to put payloads on the moon. Indeed, Intuitive Machines is winning additional contracts, a $117 million contract earlier this month and a gigantic $4.8 billion contract just this past Tuesday!Now, some other space companies want a piece of this moon action.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool