Astrobotic
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About Astrobotic
Astrobotic develops lunar landers, rovers, surface-power systems and mission services. Peregrine and Griffin carry customer payloads toward the Moon, while CubeRover provides modular mobility for scientific instruments and other equipment on the lunar surface.
The company integrates payloads, spacecraft, communications and mission operations from launch preparation through surface activity. Its LunaGrid work addresses power distribution for longer-lived lunar infrastructure. Each lander and rover mission follows a specific development and launch campaign; the first Peregrine mission reached space in 2024 but did not achieve a lunar landing.
Products
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- NASA
Outbound - Ground Robotics - Astrobotic delivered CubeRover hardware for NASA Kennedy testing under its SBIR Phase II development contract
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-13 - Acquisition - Voyager Technologies completes Astrobotic acquisition
Astrobotic now operates as Voyager Lunar Systems from its Moon Base facility in Pittsburgh. John Thornton continues to lead the lunar business as part of Voyager’s executive team. The combined platform spans lunar landers, rovers, surface power, mission operations and supporting space infrastructure.
Source - 2020-10-01 - Production Milestone - Astrobotic delivers first lunar CubeRover hardware to NASA
Astrobotic sent its first CubeRover hardware to NASA's Kennedy Space Center after three years of engineering work. The delivery completed a $750,000 NASA SBIR Phase 2 contract for a lightweight rover with flight characteristics. The CubeRover was designed as a modular lunar mobility platform for scientific instruments and commercial payloads.
Source - 2019-10-02 - Contract Award - Astrobotic CubeRover wins $2M NASA Tipping Point contract
CubeRover received a $2 million NASA Tipping Point contract to mature the ultralight planetary rover product line. The rover was described as a shoebox-sized platform that can carry payloads or scout for larger rovers and landers. Astrobotic developed CubeRover with Carnegie Mellon University and NASA Kennedy Space Center input, with a planned Peregrine lunar mission flight.
Source - 2019-05-31 - Contract Award - Astrobotic wins $79.5M NASA CLPS contract for Peregrine lunar delivery
NASA selected Astrobotic?s Peregrine lander to deliver 14 science, exploration and technology-demonstration payloads to the Moon. The $79.5 million CLPS award brought Peregrine Mission One?s manifest to 28 payloads from eight nations. Astrobotic framed the award as part of its commercial lunar delivery business, with Peregrine offering payload delivery to the lunar surface.
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Relations
Relationships
- Voyager Technologies
Acquirer - Voyager Technologies completed its acquisition of Astrobotic.
- NASA
Clps Lunar Delivery Customer - NASA awarded Astrobotic a $79.5 million CLPS contract for Peregrine lunar payload delivery.
- NASA
Cuberover Tipping Point Award - NASA awarded Astrobotic a $2 million Tipping Point contract for CubeRover maturation.
Commercial
- Astrobotic CubeRover wins $2M NASA Tipping Point contract
2019-10-02 · Order / contract · Astrobotic?s CubeRover program received a $2 million NASA Tipping Point contract to mature its ultralight planetary rover product line for lunar surface operations.
Source - Astrobotic wins $79.5M NASA CLPS contract for Peregrine lunar delivery
2019-05-31 · Order / contract · Astrobotic was selected by NASA?s CLPS program for a $79.5 million firm fixed price contract to deliver 14 NASA payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lander.
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