Astrobotic is a private American company specializing in space robotics and lunar missions. As a lunar logistics provider, they design and manufacture lunar landers like Peregrine and Griffin, capable of carrying payloads to the Moon's surface. Astrobotic works with NASA through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, as well as with other commercial and government partners, to facilitate space exploration and technology demonstration. The company aims to make space missions more accessible and affordable.
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Astrobotic worked with NASA and received inputs from the U.S. Government and the space community to select reentry as the most safe and responsible end-of-mission course of action for Peregrine.
Astrobotic is working with NASA and received inputs from the U.S. Government regarding the safe termination of Peregrine’s mission.
Astrobotic determined on 2024-01-14 to allow the Peregrine spacecraft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere rather than attempt a maneuver using its remaining fuel.
The Astrobotic Mission Team has stabilized the Peregrine vehicle and enabled the collection of payload data.
Astrobotic designed and built hardware, avionics, software, and system architectures that have performed as expected in space.
Astrobotic believes that the Peregrine spacecraft could operate for several more weeks.
Astrobotic provided power to and received data from nine of the 20 payloads on the Peregrine lander as of 2024-01-11.
Astrobotic released the first images taken by its Peregrine lunar lander on 2024-01-08 showing a disturbance in its insulation layer.
The Cert-1 mission for Vulcan included Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One lunar lander as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to deliver science and technology to the lunar surface.
Astrobotic is a startup that accepted the higher risk of being on the first flight of a new rocket.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander carried 20 payloads, including five NASA instruments valued at $108 million.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander.
Astrobotic's CEO John Thornton expressed confidence in ULA and noted his concerns were more about landing than launch.
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program awarded Astrobotic $108,000,000 to fly payloads on the Peregrine mission.
Astrobotic plans to continue lunar exploration with Griffin Mission One, scheduled to launch in late 2024.
Astrobotic's goal is to get Peregrine as close to lunar distance as possible before it loses power.
Astrobotic stated that the propulsion system failure was causing a critical loss of propellant for Peregrine.
Astrobotic reported an anomaly that prevented Peregrine from achieving a stable sun-pointing orientation.
Astrobotic Technologies’ Griffin Mission One is scheduled in late 2024 to deliver VIPER to the lunar surface.
NASA is spending $320 million on the CLPS task order with Astrobotic for the VIPER rover mission scheduled for later this year.