KinetX Aerospace, an Intuitive Machines Company
Defense and Space ManufacturingArizona, United States51-200 Employees
KinetX Aerospace, Inc. is a defense and space manufacturing company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, with additional offices in Simi Valley, California and Littleton, Colorado. The company provides engineering services and products focused on space navigation, flight dynamics, operations, and systems engineering for aerospace, telecommunications, space navigation, and data analytics. It holds CMMI Level 3 Development and ISO 9001/AS9100D certifications, reflecting its quality and process standards. Formed in 1992 as a privately held firm, KinetX has between 51 and 200 employees and has contributed to space missions such as MESSENGER, New Horizons, OSIRIS-REx, Lucy, and LunaH-Map, as well as designing and operating large-scale space systems like MUOS, Iridium, SGSS, and NorthStar. In 2025, Intuitive Machines, LLC acquired KinetX Aerospace, Inc., and the company was recognized as the Most Innovative Company in Space in 2024.