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Astrobotic

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commercialFounded 2007
www.astrobotic.com
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One patch will be available to the general public through Astrobotic’s new online store anticipated to launch in early April 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative PlanMar 10, 2021Mission Patch Revealed for Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One

Astrobotic won a $199,500,000 CLPS task order in June 2020 to deliver VIPER on a late-2023 mission.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2021VIPER lunar rover mission cost increases

Astrobotic’s first lander is scheduled to arrive at the Moon in December 2023 launching on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2021VIPER lunar rover mission cost increases

Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1) will deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the South Pole of the Moon in late 2023.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative PlanMar 2, 2021Astrobotic Selects Lander Engines & More for Griffin/VIPER Mission

Frontier Aerospace is scheduled to deliver flight-qualified Griffin engines to Astrobotic in 2022.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Frontier Aerospace wins second propulsion contract from Astrobotic

Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based company, awarded Frontier Aerospace a January contract to build 700-pound-thrust axial engines for the Griffin lunar lander.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2021Frontier Aerospace wins second propulsion contract from Astrobotic

Frontier Aerospace built 150-pound and 10-pound thrusters for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Frontier Aerospace wins second propulsion contract from Astrobotic

Astrobotic won a CLPS award to deliver a NASA rover called VIPER in 2023.

Mentioned as: astroboticOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract

Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines won the first two CLPS awards in 2019 for missions scheduled to launch later in the year the article was published.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative GeneralFeb 4, 2021Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract

A NASA-designed and provided NDL is flying on Astrobotic’s Peregrine mission in 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2021Astrobotic Selects Psionic’s Navigation Doppler Lidar to Deliver VIPER to the Lunar Surface

NASA awarded a $199,500,000 contract to Astrobotic in June 2020 under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2021Astrobotic Selects Psionic’s Navigation Doppler Lidar to Deliver VIPER to the Lunar Surface

Astrobotic selected Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) from Psionic for its late 2023 mission to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the lunar South Pole.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2021Astrobotic Selects Psionic’s Navigation Doppler Lidar to Deliver VIPER to the Lunar Surface

Astrobotic won a CLPS award in June to deliver NASA’s VIPER lunar rover to the south pole of the moon in late 2023 and has not announced the launch vehicle for that mission.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipJan 13, 2021SpaceX wins contracts for lunar lander, environmental satellite launches

Astrobotic performed more than 150 mobility tests with eleven sets of wheels in a 120-ton enclosure at NASA Kennedy Space Center designed to mimic the lunar surface.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2020Astrobotic’s CubeRover Completes Successful Mobility Testing

Astrobotic partnered with NASA Kennedy Space Center under a $2,000,000 Tipping Point contract to conduct testing in KSC’s Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations laboratory.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2020Astrobotic’s CubeRover Completes Successful Mobility Testing

United Launch Alliance plans to have both the Vulcan Centaur and its first customer, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, on the launch pad by the end of 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative PlanDec 17, 2020ULA’s new rocket Vulcan projected to launch in late 2021

United Launch Alliance plans Vulcan Centaur’s first launch in 2021 to carry a lunar lander for Astrobotic.

Mentioned as: AstroboticNarrative PlanNov 18, 2020ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification

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.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2020Astrobotic Wins $5.7 million NASA Tipping Point Contract for Wireless Charging on the Moon

Astrobotic was awarded a $199,500,000 VIPER contract from NASA.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020Astrobotic & University of Pittsburgh’s SHREC Partnering for Space Technologies Research

Astrobotic worked with Bosch Research to develop hardware for the SoundSee Mission to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: AstroboticOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020Astrobotic & University of Pittsburgh’s SHREC Partnering for Space Technologies Research
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