Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NasdaqGM:LUNR) entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd for £37 million on May 14, 2026. The aggregate consideration for the UK Acquisition (the ?UK Consideration?) is £37 million split equally between stock and cash. The stock portion consists of: 960,649 shares of Class A Common Stock (the ?Consideration Shares?) using the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the twenty consecutive trading day period ending May 8, 2026. In addition, the cash consideration includes a cash escrow deposit of £0.59 million. Intuitive Machines will acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd and Goonhilly USA Inc. The acquisition will include the Goonhilly Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial Satcom, and Defense and Security divisions.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, including under the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 and from the US Federal Communications Commission. The expected completion of the transaction is July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
Oliver Gutman, Andrew Mellor, Adam McGiveron and Emma Bryant of Pennington Manches Cooper LLP acted as a legal advisor to Goonhilly Earth Station.
Intuitive Machines, Inc. is a space technology, infrastructure, and services company. It is a provider and supplier of space products and services that enable sustained robotic and human exploration to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Its services include delivery services, data transmission services, and infrastructure as a service. Its delivery services provide transportation and delivery of payloads, such as satellites, scientific instruments and cargo to various destinations in space, in addition to rideshare delivery and lunar surface access. Its data transmission services offerings include the collection, processing, and interpretation of space-based data, utilizing applications, such as command, control, communications, reconnaissance and prospecting. Its infrastructure as a service delivers space assets, performing tasks and making decisions without human intervention that are designed to perform essential functions, such as navigation, scientific data collection, and others.
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