Intuitive Machines, an American company that aims to allow humans to visit the moon, finally completed its merger with a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company).
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A view of the Earth appears over the Lunar horizon as the Apollo 11 Command Module comes into view of the Moon before Astronatus Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. leave in the Lunar Module, Eagle, to become the first men to walk on the Moon's surface.
However, the lunar service provider raised far less money than expected.
The merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp., a NASDAQ-trading SPAC, was completed on Feb. 13.
The SPACE trust that Intuitive Machines acquired is expected to generate only around $300 million in dry powder. Will this affect the company's lunar ambitions?
Intuitive Machines' SPAC Raises Less Money!
According to Tech Crunch's latest report, high redemptions caused the SPAC trust to raise less money.
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The boy touch to model of moon during Explore CASCI(China Aerospace Science and Cultural Innovation) ART Exhibition on October 2, 2022 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. China is celebrating its 73nd National Day and a week-long holiday known as the "Golden Week".
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Although this is the case, experts said that Intuitive Machines is not really running out of budget.
This is because the lunar company's shareholders decided to roll their equity holdings into the combined company at a value of $700 million.
They decided to do this before the merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. was completed. Aside from this, a $55 million capital was also raised from an affiliate of the SPAC, as well as $26 million in PIPE.
Thanks to the SPAC merger, Intuitive Machines can soon start trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LUNR. This will allow the company to attract more investors so that it bounces back.
What is Intuitive Machines?
For those who are not familiar with this lunar company, Intuitive Machines is a startup located in Houston, Texas.
On its official website, the company explained that they provide lunar orbit delivery, lunar surface access, and lunar distance communication services.
"Intuitive Machines' Lunar Payload Delivery Services (LPDS) program opens access to the Moon for the progress of humanity," said the lunar startup.
Intuitive Machines added that NASA chose its LDPS program for three lunar missions.
As the independent space agency and other aerospace companies make effort to visit Earth's natural satellite, the lunar startup's LPDS program is expected to attract more clients.
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