Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023 shares	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 shares	Oct. 01, 2025 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 28, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 13, 2023 shares
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $		$ 60,394			$ 68,778
Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $		60,394			68,778
Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $		$ 0			$ 0
Second Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $								$ 10,800
Second Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $								$ 5,700
Third Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $						$ 10,000
Third Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $						$ 5,100
Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities | $							$ 10,000
Class C Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Earn-out units, vested in period (in shares) | shares			2,500,000
Issuance of stock (in shares) | shares	2,500,000
Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 16.23		$ 10.61
Earn Out Units | Class C Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares) | shares		7,500,000
Intuitive Machines, LLC | Earn Out Units
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Earn-out units issued (in shares) | shares									10,000,000
Measurement Input, Share Price | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								2.83
Measurement Input, Share Price | Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								2.83
Measurement Input, Share Price | Second Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						3.05		2.83
Measurement Input, Share Price | Second Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								2.83
Measurement Input, Share Price | Third Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						3.05
Measurement Input, Share Price | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)		16.23
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.000
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.000
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Second Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						0.000		0.000
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Second Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.000
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Third Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						0.000
Measurement Input, Dividend Yield | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)		0.000
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.0399
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.0475
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Second Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.0400
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Second Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.0455
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Third Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						0.0453
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)		0.0356
Measurement Input, Volatility | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								1.04
Measurement Input, Volatility | Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.85
Measurement Input, Volatility | Second Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						1.02		1.05
Measurement Input, Volatility | Second Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)								0.83
Measurement Input, Volatility | Third Series B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						0.76
Measurement Input, Volatility | Series A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)		1.04
Measurement Input, Probability of Dissolution Event
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
SAFE agreement, liability, measurement input (in dollars per share)						0.0397