Intuitive Machines
Robot types: Lunar lander. Risk band: High RobotRisk index 50.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 1 of 11 among Space robotics companies with incidents (80 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record contains two mission-loss entries, both severity 4: the IM-2 Athena lander toppling in a shadowed crater in March 2025, and the IM-1 Odysseus lander tipping over on lunar touchdown in February 2024. Both entries describe the same failure mode, loss of lander stability at or after touchdown, occurring across two consecutive missions roughly one year apart. Both incidents are press/mission-report-driven rather than regulatory findings.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Space robotics · Sectors: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Lunar lander | 100% | 1 of 4 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova-C | Lunar lander | ga | 2 | 50.8 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mission-loss | 2 | 100% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 06 Mar 2025 | mission-loss | Mons Mouton, Moon | IM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early · 1 lander, total mission loss | SpaceNews |
| S4 | 22 Feb 2024 | mission-loss | lunar south pole, Moon | IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown · 1 lander | Space.com |
S4 06 Mar 2025 · mission-loss · IM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 06 Mar 2025 | IM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early | SpaceNews |
S4 22 Feb 2024 · mission-loss · IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 22 Feb 2024 | IM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown | Space.com |
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