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 ...
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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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 ...
Astrolab's FLIP rover joins Astrobotic's Griffin-1 As Primary Payload to the Moon
Today, Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic announced that Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab rover ...
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 ...
NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...
Pittsburgh's Astrobotic will try again for a moon landing
A Pittsburgh company is gearing up for another try at a moon landing. North Side-based Astrobotic says its Griffin lander ...
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Pennsylvania company plans to land rover on moon: ‘This is how we lead,’ Fetterman said
A Pennsylvania robotics company aims to put a robotic rover on the moon by the end of the year and U.S. Senator John ...
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Pittsburgh's Astrobotic will try again for a moon landing
IT’S A DREAM. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR 16 YEARS. THAT WAS ASTROBOTIC CEO, JOHN THORNTON. THEN, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT LONG AFTER MISSION CONTROL IN ...
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Space in 2025: What to Expect
As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...
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Astrolab to fly its FLIP lunar rover on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Astrobotic will deliver a lunar rover built by Venturi Astrolab to the south polar region of the moon as soon as the end of this year, the companies announced Feb. 5.