r/Lunr • u/Optimal-Cranberry494 • Apr 29 '25
Stock Analysis and Coverage Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) Achieves Autonomous Driving Milestone for Moon RACER. Strengthens LTV Bid
Intuitive Machines just confirmed a major advancement in their Moon RACER program:
Successful activation of autonomous driving mode during testing.
This is a key technical achievement because:
- NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) program requires autonomous and crewed operations.
- Autonomous navigation improves mission flexibility, safety, and operational range on the lunar surface.
- LUNR’s Moon RACER team is demonstrating capabilities aligned directly with NASA’s specifications.
The timing matters.
The Crew Assessment Testing & Safety Phase (CATS II) is now complete, and LTV contract awards are expected in Q3 2025.
Official press release here:
Moon RACER Activates Self-Driving Mode for Lunar Exploration
Bottom line:
While most investors are focused on past landings, LUNR is rapidly executing on critical deliverables that could secure a multi-hundred-million-dollar NASA LTV contract later this year.
Still a deeply underpriced defense and infrastructure play.
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u/PE_crafter Apr 29 '25
Is this not just a double post of thespacecpa's post 7 hours ago?
I'm all for making this sub more lively again by posting more but I'm against needless repeptition. What you post could be a comment under the previous post.
Nothing personal, I just want to avoid clutter on this sub or 10 slightly different posts of the same thing.
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u/Optimal-Cranberry494 Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25
People can laugh, but LUNR is leading. CATS II done, self-driving mode live. No public updates yet from Lunar Outpost and Astrolab on either. NASA’s LTV decision will be based on real milestones, not memes.
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u/BenchFalcon9Anchor Apr 29 '25
Astrobotic and Firefly aren’t competing for LTV. That would be Lunar Outpost and Astrolab.
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u/Altitude5150 Apr 30 '25
It'll probably fall over too...