NASA awarded Astrobotic Technology two Peregrine missions worth $297.9 million in new CLPS contracts.
Astrobotic’s awards will fly two Peregrine lunar landers to the Moon by the end of 2028.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission 1 launched in January 2024 and suffered a propellant leak within hours of separation.
Griffin’s propulsion system was developed for a heavier payload class than Peregrine’s propulsion system.
A propellant leak compromised Peregrine Mission 1’s attitude control within hours of separation.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission 1 launched on January 8, 2024 aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Voyager Technologies now controls the integration architecture and interface heritage for Peregrine and Griffin avionics stacks.
NASA had not publicly released a final root-cause determination for Peregrine Mission 1 as of mid-2025.
Astrobotic launched its Peregrine lander in early 2024, but a propellant leak prevented it from reaching the moon and the spacecraft burned up in Earth’s atmosphere.
The Voyager Technologies and Astrobotic Technology combination will span mission management, communications, propulsion, surface delivery via the Peregrine and Griffin landers, surface power through LunaGrid, and habitation through Max Space.
Voyager Technologies will gain control of Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine and Griffin surface lander programs and its LunaGrid solar power distribution system through the acquisition.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission malfunctioned hours after liftoff.
Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine Mission-1 reentered Earth’s atmosphere in 2024 after several issues prevented a lunar landing attempt.
Astrobotic Technology received NASA CLPS contracts to launch spacecraft to the Moon using its Peregrine and Griffin landers.
Astrobotic’s first Peregrine task order, awarded in May 2019, was valued at $79.5 million for 14 NASA payloads.
NIRVSS flew successfully on Astrobotic’s Peregrine One mission in 2024.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander failed in January 2024 due to a propulsion system anomaly and did not reach the Moon.
Payloads aboard Astrobotic's 'Peregrine' and Intuitive's 'Nova-C' are limited to under 100 kg.
The Navajo Nation sent a letter dated December 21, 2023 to the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs, and the NASA Administrator raising concerns about the Peregrine mission.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander carried five NASA payloads and cremated human remains provided by Celestis and Elysium Space.