rbtree
2 주 전
After at least two up days without much if any whipsawing, and paired with an overall market sell off, it's nor surprising.
Note that the price was relatively stable after about mid day...and is up to 20.06 a/h
I'm sure my calls are way off their +82 and +84% levels, but they're LEAPS, not expiring till 2026, so I'm happy.
If both IM-2 and IM-3 go well, those calls could possibly be worth 3-5x or $75-125,000! And my shares 100k-200k--if not by next January, perhaps a year or two later.
rbtree
2 주 전
After at least two up days without much if any whipsawing, and paired with an overall market sell off, it's nor surprising.
Note that the price was relatively stable after about mid day...and is up to 20.06 a/h
I'm sure my calls are way off their +82 and +84% levels, but they're LEAPS, not expiring till 2026, so I'm happy.
If both IM-2 and IM-3 go well, those calls could possibly be worth 3-5x or $75-125,000! And my shares 100k-200k--if not by next January, perhaps a year or two later.
rbtree
2 주 전
Conitnued:
Nokia Bell Labs developed the LSCS and Intuitive Machines created the Micro-Nova Hopper in partnership with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate via its Tipping Point initiative, which funds industry-developed space technologies that can foster the development of commercial space capabilities and benefit future NASA missions. One of the goals of Intuitive Machines’ second lunar mission will be to use the Micro-Nova Hopper and the LSCS to test new sensor instruments that could help identify and map precious resources on the Moon, like water ice. The Micro-Nova Hopper, named Grace, is designed to descend into permanently shadowed lunar craters. There it may use these new sensors to scan for large concentrations of hydrogen, which are indicative of ice deposits. All data collected by the Micro-Nova would then be transmitted over the Nokia network to Athena, where it would be relayed back to Earth.
The Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover was developed by Lunar Outpost. Once on the lunar surface, the MAPP rover is designed to exit from a protective enclosure on Athena, extend its antennas, and establish a connection to Nokia’s cellular network on Athena. The MAPP rover will then begin a multi-day journey exploring the Moon's south pole region, mapping the lunar surface while collecting stereo imagery and vital environmental data along the way.
“We believe delivering Nokia’s 4G/LTE system to the lunar surface is a transformative moment in the commercialization of space and the maturity of the lunar economy,” said Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus. “We’re taking thoughtful steps to achieve sustainability. Whether it’s Nokia connecting surface assets, or Intuitive Machines’ ability to transmit that data back to Earth and establish lunar data relay satellites, these innovations are mainstay capabilities we believe will define the Artemis generation, and they were initiated through NASA leadership.”
[b[color=red]]Launch of Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander is targeted for no earlier than late February from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.[/color]
rbtree
2 주 전
https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/nokias-cellular-network-ready-moon-intuitive-machines-completes
HOUSTON, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK, Euronext: NOKIA) announced the successful final integration of Nokia’s Lunar Surface Communication System (“LSCS”) into the IM-2 mission lander, named Athena. Athena and the LSCS will voyage to the lunar south pole region in the upcoming IM-2 mission, where Nokia and Intuitive Machines intend to deploy the first cellular network on the Moon.
After months of testing and validation with Nokia Bell Labs, Intuitive Machines engineers installed the LSCS “network in a box” to one of Athena’s upper carbon-composite panels. Multiple precautions were taken during the installation to help ensure that the network will safely make the 239,000-mile journey to the Moon, survive the stresses of take-off and landing, and operate optimally on the lunar surface. Each of the 14 mounting points is thermally isolated to keep the network insulated from the extremely low temperatures of deep space. Intuitive Machines also integrated the network into Athena’s Thermal Protection System. This system will expel heat when the network is operating, and it will supply heat to protect the network when it is idle.
Render of Nokia Lunar Surface Communication System on Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander
Render of Nokia Lunar Surface Communication System on Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander
Two device modules make up additional components of Nokia’s LSCS, and they have been installed in two lunar mobility vehicles: Intuitive Machines’ Micro-Nova Hopper and Lunar Outpost’s Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover. Upon landing on the Moon, the two vehicles are designed to deploy on the lunar surface where they would immediately use the Nokia device modules to establish connections to the network on Athena.
The LSCS utilizes the same 4G/LTE cellular technology used by billions of devices on Earth, though Nokia Bell Labs reconceptualized the system to meet the unique requirements of a lunar mission. The network is engineered to handle surface connectivity between the lander and vehicles, carrying high-definition video streaming, command-and-control communications and telemetry data. Intuitive Machines expects to relay data from the LSCS back to Earth using its direct-to-Earth data transmission service.
“We intend to prove that cellular technologies can provide the reliable, high-capacity and efficient connectivity needed for future crewed and uncrewed missions to the Moon and eventually Mars,” said Thierry E. Klein, President of Bell Labs Solutions Research at Nokia. “Cellular technology has irrevocably transformed the way we communicate on Earth. There’s no reason it can’t do the same for communications on other worlds.”
rbtree
3 주 전
Lotsa 1-10 share trades. Shorters or day traders trying to influence the market? More likely, its due to the interest the stock has gathered on wallstreetbets... plus scads of kids or small time traders on robinhood... or something like that.
I prefer reddit's LUNR board: https://www.reddit.com/r/IntuitiveMachines/
Wrote this:
I'm now in with 3540 shares across a few accounts at an average of about 7.50 (Edit, see below, my average is now over 8.00--woe is me, lol!!) and I have a big paper profit (some $45k) in two Jan 26 LEAPS.
Woke up late this am, and then moved my yearly allowed $8000 into my ROTH.... By the time I made a trade, it had moved off the day's low. But, I was able to add 120 shares at about 19.55.... and had some cash in my trad IRA and got another 120 shares at 19.54. Not bad-didn't miss the day's low by much.