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Sept 17 (Reuters) – NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines (LUNR.O) a contract of up to $4.82 billion for communication and navigation services for missions in the near space region, the space exploration company said on Tuesday. Shares of Intuitive climbed 38% to $7.46 in aftermarket trading. As part of the contract, which has a base period of five years with an additional five-year option period, Intuitive will deploy lunar relay satellites and provide communication and navigation services to aid NASA’s Artemis campaign. Under NASA’s Artemis program, the space agency aims…