Problems with payments, albeit for a different reason, also were at the heart of an earlier lawsuit with Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based company contracted to work on flight software and a return vehicle for Moon Express. In January, a jury found in favor of Intuitive Machines, saying Moon Express had breached its contracts with the company by failing to pay for a portion of contracted work and ordered Moon Express to pay more than $4.1 million in cash and equity. Moon Express, which claimed it didn’t pay Intuitive Machines because it failed to complete certain work, is appealing that verdict.