“Goonhilly has spent years building a world class deep space communications capability,” said Kenn Herskind from Goonhilly.
“Joining IM will allow us to scale that capability globally and directly support the next era of lunar exploration.
“Together, we will be creating a commercial lunar communications network that is interoperable, resilient, and ready to support Artemis and international missions.”
IM said its customers “had been clear that they wanted a single, integrated, and resilient solution for their communications”.
“Goonhilly will provide the backbone for this network, scales our global ground presence, and will bring a strategic core competency to the Intuitive Machines team,” said Steve Altemus, CEO of IM.