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 partnered with Carnegie Mellon University on a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II project for Distributed Agent Localization Estimation for spaceCraft (DALEC).
Sean McGill is Senior Project Manager at Astrobotic.
DALEC aligns with Astrobotic’s LunaGrid architecture as a core localization and mapping capability within a broader autonomous agent framework.
Astrobotic is developing a wheel for the Multi-Purpose Habitation module based on the wheels developed for its Astrobotic Mobility Platform rover and scaled for the module’s size, loading, reliability, and service life requirements.
Astrobotic Griffin Mission-1 is expected to launch no earlier than July.
Astrobotic is working with NASA and has received multiple CLPS contracts for commercial lunar missions.
Astrobotic will build on work it has already done on wheels for its Astrobotic Mobility Platform to create a larger tire for the Italian Space Agency’s planned 10-year mission.
Astrobotic won a contract of undisclosed value from Thales Alenia Space to contribute the wheels for Italy’s Multi-Purpose Habitation.
Astrobotic Griffin Mission-1 is expected to deliver the FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover to the lunar south pole.
Astrobotic launched its first CLPS mission in January 2024 but a post-launch issue prevented the lander from reaching the Moon and it burned up in Earth’s atmosphere.
Astrobotic will build the wheels for the Italian Space Agency’s planned driveable lunar habitat.
Commercial lunar services task orders for Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic, and Firefly Aerospace represent over $400 million in value.
Dozens of commercial landers from companies such as Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic are scheduled to launch to the Moon in 2026.
Astrobotic’s Griffin lander is planned to deliver NASA’s VIPER rover to the lunar south pole in mid-2026.
The ILO-1 mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 2025 as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 mission.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander failed in January 2024 due to a propulsion system anomaly and did not reach the Moon.
Astrobotic was selected by the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award worth approximately $1.9 million to design and build Xodiac-B.
Astrobotic's technology supports NASA, the national security sector, and commercial partners in shortening development timelines and lowering access costs to space.
The three contracts will accelerate the development of Astrobotic's Xodiac and Xogdor platforms, which include three distinct vehicles.
Astrobotic's operations at the Mojave Air and Space Port offer flight opportunities for NASA, universities, and commercial developers seeking to mature technologies.