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 was competitively chosen by NASA as one of the providers for the $2,600,000,000 Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
Astrobotic was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Astrobotic charges an industry-defining price of $1.2 million per kilogram for lunar payload delivery.
Astrobotic has developed advanced space robotics capabilities such as terrain relative navigation and mobile robotics for lunar surface operations.
Astrobotic has secured 12 signed deals for its Peregrine lunar lander’s first mission to the Moon.
Astrobotic is an official partner with NASA through the Lunar CATALYST Program.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander can deliver up to 265 kilograms of payload on each mission.
Astrobotic has more than 30 prior and ongoing NASA and commercial technology contracts.
Astrobotic has been competitively selected as a delivery provider of NASA payloads to the Moon under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract.
Astrobotic is eligible to deliver NASA lunar science, exploration, and technology demonstration payloads for a 10-year term.
Astrobotic has a commercial partnership with Airbus DS and a corporate sponsorship with DHL.
Astrobotic’s lunar lander Peregrine offers payload delivery to the Moon at a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Bosch in North America and Astrobotic Technology Inc. partnered to send experimental SoundSee sensor technology to the International Space Station as early as May 2019.
Astrobotic’s lunar lander Peregrine delivers payloads to the Moon at a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Astrobotic will study advanced navigation techniques under a 15-month Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II-X contract managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Astrobotic’s lunar subterranean exploration software was developed under a Phase II STTR contract managed by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astrobotic offers lunar payload delivery on Peregrine at a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana (EXA) and Agencia Espacial de Colombia (AEC) will sign a joint agreement with Astrobotic on 2018-10-05 at the 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany to begin a lunar exploration campaign across multiple Peregrine lunar lander missions.
Astrobotic Technology, Inc. develops the Peregrine lunar lander to deliver payloads to the Moon for companies, governments, universities, non-profits, and individuals.
Astrobotic developed the CubeRover platform in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University under a NASA technology development contract at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.