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’s Peregrine mission is planned to provide small robotic lander capabilities to the Moon as early as 2020 and will launch on a ULA Atlas V.
SSTL will provide state-of-the-art data relay services to payloads operating on Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander, including services to reach the lunar far side.
Astrobotic will begin delivering a regular manifest of uncrewed payload flights to the Moon starting in 2020 using its Peregrine lander.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft accommodates multiple customer payloads on a single flight and offers a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES), and Astrobotic formed a long-term partnership on 2018-04-17 to collaborate on delivering in-space communication relay services and a roadmap of innovations supporting operations on and around the Moon.
Astrobotic has secured 11 deals for its first mission to the Moon and has 130 customer payloads planned for future missions.
Astrobotic was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
Astrobotic has 24 prior and ongoing NASA contracts and is an official partner with NASA through the Lunar CATALYST program.
Astrobotic and Carnegie Mellon University collaborated on a 2-kg rover prototype capable of exploring the Moon's surface in Phase I.
Astrobotic intends to fly the first CubeRover on its Peregrine lunar lander to the Moon in 2020.
Astrobotic has a commercial partnership with Airbus DS and a corporate sponsorship with DHL.
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA for a Phase II SBIR Award to develop CubeRover, a 2-kg rover platform for small-scale science and exploration on the Moon and other planetary surfaces.
Astrobotic Technology, Inc. is a lunar logistics company that delivers payloads to the Moon at a cost of $1.2 million per kilogram.
Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander is scheduled to launch to the Moon in 2020 on ULA’s Atlas V.
Astrobotic offers payload delivery services at a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Astrobotic has worked with NASA for three years under the Lunar CATALYST program to prepare its Peregrine Lunar Lander for a mission in 2020.
Astrobotic offers lunar delivery at a price of $1,200,000 per kilogram.
Astrobotic was spun out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in 2007.
Astrobotic recommends that NASA implement a “Lunar Surge” of science, technology, and robotic exploration missions starting in 2020 using privately developed lunar landers like Peregrine.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander program has provided NASA with insight into the company’s lunar delivery capabilities.