After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
However, all was not lost. NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The ...
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Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission
Griffin's upcoming debut will be the second lunar mission for Astrobotic. The company's smaller Peregrine moon lander ...
Astrobotic secures new lunar payload after NASA nixed rover last year
Astrolab has a contract with SpaceX to transport a larger rover, the Flexible Logistics and Exploration rover, in December of ...
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Astrolab to fly its FLIP lunar rover on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander
Thornton said Astrobotic was building elements of the lander’s propulsion system, with “good solutions” for the valve problem that crippled its first lunar lander, Peregrine, shortly after ...
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Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission
Griffin's upcoming debut will be the second lunar mission for Astrobotic. The company's smaller Peregrine moon lander launched in January 2024 on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance's ...
2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions
Last year kicked off with the launch of Astrobotics’ Peregrine lander, marking the first of several missions led by companies ...
Astrobotic finds new private Moon rover to deliver after NASA pulls plug on VIPER mission
Private Moon company Astrobotic’s mission has new life after finding a match made in heaven with its new customer, Astrolab, following NASA’s decision to pull the plug on the agency’s VIPER Moon rover ...
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic announces plans for mission to the moon
A Pittsburgh company is gearing up for another try at a moon landing. North Side-based Astrobotic says its Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab FLIP rover to the moon. Sign up for our Newsletters ...