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 Technology expects CubeRover to launch on its Griffin-1 lunar mission this year.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission malfunctioned hours after liftoff.
Astrobotic Technology has developed the CubeRover platform.
Astrobotic has facilities that were intended to have multiple landers in development.
Bridgestone has signed joint development agreements with Astrobotic and ispace for lunar wheel development.
The 13 CLPS contractors are Astrobotic Technology, Blue Origin, Ceres Robotics, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, Lockheed Martin Space, Moon Express, Orbit Beyond, Redwire Space Sensors, Sierra Space, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
Astrobotic plans to focus future RDRE development on regenerative cooling, engine throttling, and mass reduction.
Astrobotic’s Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine set a believed world record for the longest continuous hot-fire test of an RDRE.
Astrobotic is a Pittsburgh-based space robotics company.
Astrobotic’s Chakram design incorporates the company’s patented PermiAM tunable-porosity metal additive manufacturing technology co-developed with Elementum3D.
Astrobotic plans to incorporate Chakram into Griffin-class lunar landers, Xodiac- and Xogdor-class reusable rockets, and an orbital transfer vehicle under development.
Astrobotic’s Chakram development effort was supported by two NASA Small Business Innovation Research contracts and a Space Act Agreement with NASA Marshall.
Astrobotic says future RDRE development will be critical to meeting mission requirements for spacecraft and landers.
Astrobotic's Chakram engine is one of the most powerful solid-propellant rocket engines ever demonstrated.
Astrobotic plans to continue refining Chakram through additional design iterations and test campaigns.
Astrobotic says RDREs can improve specific impulse by up to 15%, increase thrust-to-weight ratio, and reduce engine size and weight.
Astrobotic’s PermiAM technology supports advanced thermal management and stable propellant injection.
Astrobotic will next focus Chakram development on regenerative cooling systems, mass reduction, and deep-throttling capabilities for soft lunar landings.
PermiAM is an additive manufacturing technique for metals with adjustable porosity developed by Astrobotic in collaboration with Elementum3D.
The NASA SBIR contracts for Chakram focused on innovative injector design and applications of Astrobotic's patented PermiAM technology to solid-propellant rocket engines.