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By pairing Honda's RFC with Astrobotic's VSAT, the two companies expect to ensure an uninterrupted energy supply across lunar day-night cycles.
The combination of Honda's RFC and Astrobotic's VSAT is expected to enhance mission resilience and support a permanent human presence on the Moon.
Astrobotic is developing an expandable power system called 'LunaGrid' for continuous power supply on the lunar surface.
Astrobotic and American Honda Motor will conduct a one-year simulation to install VSAT and VSAT-XL at various locations on the Moon's South Pole.
Astrobotic Technology and American Honda Motor have announced a collaboration to develop a lunar power system.
A space-grade MOONRISE system is planned to fly on an Astrobotic Griffin lander in late 2026 for a lunar demonstration.
Astrobotic Technology and American Honda Motor Co. will study integration of their power generation and storage technologies to support long-duration astronaut missions on the Moon.
Honda and Astrobotic have teamed up to develop scalable lunar power solutions.
Honda is testing its regenerative fuel cell system for integration with Astrobotic's LunaGrid and VSAT.
Astrobotic’s lunar power system is called LunaGrid and its vertical solar array technology is called VSAT.
Bobby Rolley is Astrobotic’s lunar power systems architect.
The study will determine how Honda’s regenerative fuel cells could work together with Astrobotic’s LunaGrid power system and vertical solar array technology to provide continuous power during long stretches of lunar night.
Initially, VIPER was scheduled to be transported by Astrobotic Technology's Griffin-1 lunar lander, but development delays led to mission cancellation in July 2024.
Astrobotic's first lander failed.
Astrobotic's use of Andøya Space will provide comprehensive services like ground operations, flight preparation, and infrastructure support.
Astrobotic Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with Andøya Space to utilize Andøya Space as a launch and landing site for its reusable rocket, Xodiac, starting in 2026.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander carried five NASA payloads and cremated human remains provided by Celestis and Elysium Space.
NASA allocated $67.8 million to Astrobotic for additional testing of VIPER’s large lander to reduce risk.
The lander will also deliver two rovers: a CubeRover called Moonranger from Astrobotic and Canada’s first lunar rover through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Astrobotic's first CLPS mission launched on January 8, 2024, aiming to land on February 23, 2024, in a lunar lava plain called Sinus Viscositatis.