Mezzanine Equity and Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 05, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 30, 2023	Feb. 13, 2023 vote shares	May 31, 2023 shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) vote shares	Sep. 04, 2023 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Earn-out units issued (in shares)			10,000,000
Sale of stock, consideration received on transaction | $	$ 20.0
Sale of stock, transaction costs | $					$ 1.4
Common stock, conversion ratio (in shares)					1
Stakeholder, percent		5.00%
Other Lock-up Parties
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of days after resale registration statement declared effective		60 days
Scenario (i) | Michael Blitzer
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percent of securities, not to be transferred		50.00%
Number of days after resale registration statement declared effective		30 days
Scenario (ii) | Michael Blitzer
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percent of securities, not to be transferred		50.00%
Number of days after resale registration statement declared effective		60 days
Series B Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant, exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.75
Series A Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant, exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.75
Warrants | Series B Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	4,705,883
Warrants | Series A Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	4,705,883
Intuitive Machines, LLC | Intuitive Machines, LLC Prior Investors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners			81.20%		77.10%
Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)					21,029,876
Issuance of stock (in shares)			5,493,182
Stock issued during period, conversion of SAFE Agreement (in shares)			2,066,667
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	4,705,883
Number of votes for each share | vote					1
Class B Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)					0
Issuance of stock (in shares)			10,566
Number of votes for each share | vote			1		1
Class C Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)					70,909,012
Issuance of stock (in shares)			68,140,188	2,500,000
Number of votes for each share | vote			3		3
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of series A preferred stock (in shares)			26,000		26,000
Preferred stock dividend rate					10.00%
Preferred stock, convertible, conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 5.10					$ 12.00
Series A Preferred Stock | After Year Three Post-Closing
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, convertible, conversion price, percentage					115.00%
Series A Preferred Stock | After Year Four Post-Closing
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, convertible, conversion price, percentage					110.00%
Series A Preferred Stock | After Year Five Post-Closing
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, convertible, conversion price, percentage					100.00%