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In 2022, NASA requested a VIPER launch delay to late 2024 to provide more time for preflight testing of the Astrobotic lander.
VIPER was planned to be delivered to the lunar south polar region on the Griffin lander built by Astrobotic Technology.
The CLPS launch of VIPER aboard Astrobotic’s Griffin lander was independently delayed to a time similar to September 2025.
NASA will retain its CLPS task order worth $322,000,000 for Astrobotic’s Griffin lander despite canceling VIPER.
Astrobotic will continue its Griffin Mission One within its contract with NASA, working toward a launch scheduled for no earlier than fall 2025.
Astrobotic unveiled the Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) at its facility in Mojave, California on 2024-06-25.
Astrobotic is partnering with Arizona State University to complete the large payload delivery and hosting services study that will focus on adapting Astrobotic’s Griffin-class lunar lander to deliver payloads to Mars from orbit.
Astrobotic is an aerospace company that collaborated with Bosch on testing smart microphone technology using the Astrobees.
Bosch partnered with Astrobotic to use the Astrobees to test smart microphone technology that identifies anomalies in spacecraft and other equipment by analyzing sounds.
Astrobotic is developing a Block 1 variant of Xogdor and expects to fly Block 1 in 2025.
Astrobotic’s Xodiac and Xombie predecessors have executed short-range point-to-point flights since 2009 that were low-speed hops of several hundred meters.
Astrobotic anticipates a Block 2 variant of Xogdor primarily focused on reaching altitudes above the Karman Line to provide access to the space environment.
Masten Space Systems, acquired by Astrobotic in 2022, began developing the suborbital Xogdor vehicle in 2021.
NASA evaluated the proposals and selected three while rejecting three additional proposals from Astrobotic, Blue Origin, and Leidos.
Astrobotic and Mission Control announced on 2024-04-08 that they will use Mission Control’s Spacefarer software to operate Astrobotic’s first CubeRover.
Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander will also deliver NASA’s VIPER rover to the Moon.
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) contracted with Astrobotic for a flight to the Moon set to take place in late 2026.
Astrobotic’s CubeRover is designed to traverse multiple kilometers across planetary bodies and accommodate a vast variety of payloads.
Mission Control’s Spacefarer™ software platform will integrate with Astrobotic’s CubeRover to demonstrate real-time commanding and monitoring of a lunar rover.
Astrobotic is scheduled to launch its Griffin lunar lander no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2024.