Astrolab is a U.S.-based company focused on designing, building, and operating multi-purpose rovers for planetary surface exploration. Their primary product is the Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover, designed for cargo delivery, crew transport, and scientific exploration on the Moon, Mars and beyond. Astrolab has a contract with NASA to develop a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for the Artemis program and has partnered with SpaceX to deliver its FLEX rover to the Moon.
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Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover received the highest mission suitability score of 905 among the selected proposals.
Astrolab is focused on the FLEX rover design and plans to deliver a version for the LTV contract.
Venturi Astrolab reached agreements with eight enterprise customers to use its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover to deploy those customers’ payloads on Astrolab’s Mission 1 to the Moon.
Astrolab and SpaceX expect Mission 1 to be completed as soon as mid-2026.
Venturi Astrolab Inc. (Astrolab) secured eight customers with contracts worth more than $160,000,000 for its first lunar mission in 2026.
Astrolab continued testing in lunar analog sites around California throughout 2022 and into 2023.
SpaceX will use the Starship launch and landing system for the mission carrying Astrolab’s FLEX rover as soon as mid-2026.
Astrolab agreed to buy battery and tire systems from Venturi for its flight vehicles.