Intuitive Machines, LLC (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”),
a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company,
today announced the execution of an agreement to deliver Brokkr-2,
a deep space vehicle from California-based asteroid mining company,
AstroForge, Inc. (“AstroForge”), to deep space to observe one of
AstroForge’s target asteroids.
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Brokkr-2 is expected to launch during Intuitive Machines’ second
lunar mission in the second half of 2023. Intuitive Machines
intends to deploy Brokkr-2 using the Company’s excess launch
capacity on an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), Secondary
Payload Adapter (ESPA) after the launch vehicle separates from the
lunar lander.
The agreement with AstroForge leverages Intuitive Machines’
Orbital Services business segment, which provides a low-cost
rideshare opportunity to carry Brokkr-2 into space.
“AstroForge’s pursuit of mining asteroids to preserve Earth’s
resources is a pursuit humanity can undertake with hope,” said
Peter McGrath, Vice President of Business Development of Intuitive
Machines. “Ambitious missions like AstroForge’s will require a
responsive and reliable path millions of miles beyond the Moon on
the way to asteroids. Intuitive Machines is honored to provide a
solution to transport Brokkr-2 into deep space to observe one of
AstroForge’s target asteroids in advance of missions that could
benefit us all as well as future generations.”
“Our first deep space mission places AstroForge on an
accelerated path to make asteroid mining a realistic and near-term
solution to preserving Earth’s declining resources and protecting
the environment from the harmful waste produced by the mining
industry,” said AstroForge Co-Founder and CEO, Matt Gialich.
“Intuitive Machines’ cost-effective rideshare makes opportunities
like this possible, and it’s the perfect example of the emerging
cislunar economy.”
As previously announced, Intuitive Machines signed a definitive
business combination agreement with Inflection Point Acquisition
Corp. (Nasdaq: IPAX, IPAXU, IPAXW) (“Inflection Point”), a publicly
traded special purpose acquisition company, that is expected to
result in Intuitive Machines becoming publicly listed. Completion
of the transaction is subject to approval by Inflection Point’s
shareholders, the registration statement being declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and other
customary closing conditions.
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is a diversified space company focused on
space exploration. Intuitive Machines supplies space products and
services to support sustained robotic and human exploration to the
Moon, Mars, and beyond. Intuitive Machines’ products and services
are offered through its four business units: Lunar Access Services,
Orbital Services, Lunar Data Services, and Space Products and
Infrastructure. For more information, please visit
intuitivemachines.com.
About AstroForge
AstroForge is preserving our planet’s future while unlocking a
new frontier of resources with its asteroid mining vehicle.
Co-founded in 2022 by Jose Acain and Matt Gialich, AstroForge will
be the first commercial company to venture into deep space.
AstroForge was in the Y Combinator W22 cohort and is backed by
Initialized Capital, Seven Seven Six, EarthRise, Aera VC, Liquid 2
and Soma. For more information visit www.astroforge.io or follow
AstroForge on Twitter and Linkedin.
About Inflection Point
Inflection Point is a blank check company formed for the purpose
of identifying and partnering with North American and European
businesses in the consumer and technology sectors. Inflection
Point’s financial sponsor is an affiliate of Kingstown Capital
Management, LP, an investment firm. For more information, please
visit inflectionpointacquisition.com.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between
Intuitive Machines and Inflection Point (the “Business
Combination”). In connection with the Business Combination,
Inflection Point has filed a registration statement on Form S-4
(the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC (as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, filed on December 1,
2022, Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, filed on
December 23, 2022, and Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement, filed on January 12, 2023), which includes a preliminary
proxy statement/prospectus to be distributed to holders of
Inflection Point’s ordinary shares in connection with Inflection
Point’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Inflection Point’s
shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other
matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as a
prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to
Intuitive Machines equity holders in connection with the Business
Combination. After the Registration Statement has been declared
effective, Inflection Point will mail a copy of the definitive
proxy statement/prospectus, when available, to its shareholders.
The Registration Statement includes information regarding the
persons who may, under the SEC rules, be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies to Inflection Point’s shareholders in
connection with the Business Combination. Inflection Point will
also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with
the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security
holders of Inflection Point and Intuitive Machines are urged to
read the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus
contained therein, and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business
Combination as they become available because they will contain
important information about the Business Combination.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free
copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy
statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC by Inflection Point through the website
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents
filed by Inflection Point may be obtained free of charge from
Inflection Point’s website at www.inflectionpointacquisition.com or
by written request to Inflection Point at Inflection Point
Acquisition Corp., 34 East 51st Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY
10022.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall
neither constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities, nor a solicitation of a proxy, vote,
consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the
Business Combination, nor shall there be any sale of securities in
any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdictions. No offering of
securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting
the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, or an
exemption therefrom.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to
the Business Combination. These forward-looking statements
generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,”
“opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,”
“will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other
statements about future events that are based on current
expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Many factors could cause
actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the
risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely
manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of
Inflection Point’s securities, (ii) the risk that the Business
Combination may not be completed by Inflection Point’s business
combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an
extension of the business combination deadline if sought by
Inflection Point, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to
the consummation of the Business Combination, including the receipt
of the requisite approvals of Inflection Point’s shareholders and
Intuitive Machines’ equity holders, respectively, and the receipt
of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could
give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement,
(v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business
Combination on Intuitive Machines’ business relationships,
performance, and business generally, (vi) risks that the Business
Combination disrupts current plans of Intuitive Machines and
potential difficulties in Intuitive Machines employee retention as
a result of the Business Combination, (vii) the outcome of any
legal proceedings that may be instituted against Intuitive Machines
or against Inflection Point related to the agreement and plan of
merger or the Business Combination, (viii) the ability to maintain
the listing of Inflection Point’s securities on Nasdaq, (ix) the
price of Inflection Point’s securities may be volatile due to a
variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly
regulated industries in which Intuitive Machines plans to operate,
variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and
regulations affecting Intuitive Machines’ business and changes in
the combined capital structure, (x) the ability to implement
business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the
completion of the Business Combination and identify and realize
additional opportunities, (xi) the impact of the global COVID-19
pandemic, (xii) the market for commercial human spaceflight has not
been established with precision, it is still emerging and may not
achieve the growth potential Intuitive Machines expects or may grow
more slowly than expected, (xiii) space is a harsh and
unpredictable environment where Intuitive Machines’ products and
service offerings are exposed to a wide and unique range of
environmental risks, which could adversely affect Intuitive
Machines’ launch vehicle and spacecraft performance, (xiv)
Intuitive Machines’ business with various governmental entities is
subject to the policies, priorities, regulations, mandates and
funding levels of such governmental entities and may be negatively
or positively impacted by any change thereto, (xv) Intuitive
Machines’ limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate
its future prospects and the risks and challenges they may
encounter and (xvi) other risks and uncertainties described in
Inflection Point’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-253963), which was originally filed with the SEC on September
21, 2021 (the “Form S-1”), in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended 2021 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, the Registration Statement and Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement filed with the SEC on December 1, 2022,
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, filed on December
23, 2022, and Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement, filed
on January 12, 2023, the proxy statement/prospectus contained
therein, and any other documents filed by Inflection Point from
time to time with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is not
exhaustive. These forward-looking statements are provided for
illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and
must not be relied on by investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a
prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. You
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks
and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the
Form S-1, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2021,
the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the Registration Statement, the
proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, and the other
documents filed by Inflection Point from time to time with the SEC.
These filings identify and address other important risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19
pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, and Intuitive Machines and Inflection Point assume no
obligation and do not intend to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and
other applicable laws. Neither Intuitive Machines nor Inflection
Point gives any assurance that either Intuitive Machines or
Inflection Point, respectively, will achieve its expectations.
Participants in the Solicitation
Inflection Point and Intuitive Machines and their respective
directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from Inflection Point’s shareholders in
connection with the Business Combination. Information about
Inflection Point’s directors and executive officers and their
ownership of Inflection Point’s securities is set forth in
Inflection Point’s filings with the SEC. To the extent that
holdings of Inflection Point’s securities have changed since the
amounts printed in Inflection Point’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended 2021, such changes have been or will be
reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with
the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those
persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the
Business Combination may be obtained by reading the proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the Business Combination when it
becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as
described in the preceding paragraph.
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