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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United Launch Alliance is working with Cert-1’s primary customer, Astrobotic, to identify launch windows in the fourth quarter for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander.
Agile Space Industries is supplying thrusters for robotic lunar landers being built by Astrobotic Technology and Japan’s ispace.
Jason Brown, Director of the Carnegie Science Center, is collaborating with COSM, Astrobotic, and other stakeholders to develop the 8-acre property from Carnegie Science Center through Allegheny Avenue into Western Avenue.
The Keystone Space and Defense Innovation District is anchored by Astrobotic, Keystone Space, and the AFWERX/SpaceWERX Pittsburgh Innovation Hub.
Astrobotic is part of the Blue Origin National Team that won a contract for NASA’s Artemis program to develop and provide human and large cargo lunar landing services.
Astrobotic announced the Blue Origin National Team contract win on 2023-05-23 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Astrobotic is a member of the Blue Origin-led National Team developing the human lunar lander.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was scheduled to launch in May 2023 on the first Vulcan Centaur but United Launch Alliance delayed that launch because of an anomaly during testing of a Centaur upper stage in March 2023.
Astrobotic’s third lunar lander mission will launch to the Moon’s South Pole in 2026.
Astrobotic’s third lunar mission is targeted to launch in 2026 aboard a Falcon Heavy from SpaceX’s facilities at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Astrobotic’s Griffin mission will launch on a Falcon Heavy in late 2024.
Astrobotic purchased a Falcon Heavy to deliver medium-class payloads to the lunar south pole.
Astrobotic will launch a third mission to the Moon in 2026 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
Astrobotic’s third lunar mission is targeted to launch in 2026 aboard a Falcon Heavy from SpaceX’s facilities at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Astrobotic’s 2026 mission will utilize most of the capacity on the Falcon Heavy.
Astrobotic will offer satellite deployments to place customer spacecraft into cislunar space as part of the 2026 mission.
Astrobotic’s third lunar lander mission will launch to the Moon’s south pole in 2026 to deliver payload customer instruments and cargo from around the world.
Astrobotic is set to launch its Peregrine mission as soon as 2023-05-04 pending the status of its Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Astrobotic has won two CLPS task orders, including the Peregrine lander scheduled to launch in May on the first Vulcan Centaur rocket and a 2024 mission to deliver NASA’s VIPER lunar rover.
A CLPS task order awarded to Masten Space Systems in 2020 has an uncertain status after Masten filed for bankruptcy and had most of its assets acquired by Astrobotic.