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 plans Vulcan Centaur’s first launch in 2021 to carry a lunar lander for Astrobotic.
Astrobotic won a $5,700,000 NASA Tipping Point contract to lead Bosch, WiBotic, the University of Washington, and the NASA Glenn Research Center in developing a product line of lightweight proximity chargers.
Astrobotic was awarded a $199,500,000 VIPER contract from NASA.
Astrobotic worked with Bosch Research to develop hardware for the SoundSee Mission to the International Space Station.
Frontier Aerospace won a $1,900,000 NASA Tipping Point award in 2018 to flight-qualify thrusters for Astrobotic’s first Peregrine lunar lander flight.
Frontier Aerospace completed the design of attitude control thrusters developed with NASA and Astrobotic Technologies for deep space missions.
Spacebit is inviting university researchers to share data the company obtains from two miniature rovers scheduled to travel to the moon with Astrobotic Technology and Intuitive Machines in 2021.
Astrobotic’s CubeRover development will continue under a $2,000,000 NASA Tipping Point contract that concludes in February 2022.
Astrobotic’s Planetary Mobility department delivered rover hardware to an outside entity for the first time with the CubeRover.
Astrobotic fulfilled a $750,000 NASA Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract to develop a lightweight rover with flight characteristics.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One program passed structural qualification testing ahead of its planned maiden voyage and lunar landing in 2021.
Astrobotic received a $199,500,000 contract award from NASA.
The GPR antenna funded by the $741,000 contract will integrate with a prototype of Astrobotic’s 6U CubeRover and be tested on the ground.
The first NASA contract to Astrobotic is valued at $741,000 and funds work on an ultra-wide, non-contact ground penetrating radar antenna co-developed by Astrobotic and The Ohio State University.
Astrobotic recently won a new $199,500,000 contract from NASA.
Astrobotic has been awarded two contracts by NASA to support development of payloads for its 4U and 6U CubeRovers.
Astrobotic previously contracted with United Launch Alliance to launch Peregrine as a secondary payload on an Atlas V before winning the CLPS award.
NASA selected Astrobotic on 2020-06-11 to deliver the VIPER mission to the lunar south pole in late 2023.
Astrobotic selected United Launch Alliance to launch its Peregrine lunar lander on the first flight of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2021.
NASA awarded Astrobotic a CLPS task order valued at $199,500,000 for the VIPER mission on 2020-06-11.