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Astrobotic is now Voyager Technologies.
Same team. Same mission. Expanded capability.
Griffin-1, part of NASA's Moon Base, launches soon with the largest commercial payload ever flown to the lunar surface.
All of it gets covered on the @voyagertech_ page. Be sure to follow!
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Small rover. Big mission.
CubeRover is set to travel to the lunar south pole aboard Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 lander, where it will demonstrate technologies for future lunar exploration.
For all CubeRover and Griffin-1 updates, follow @voyagertech_ !
This account will be closing December 3rd.
Developed by Voyager, CubeRover will travel aboard Griffin-1 to the lunar south pole to test long-range communications and collect thermal data to support future lunar exploration.
$VOYG #AcceleratingtheAdvantage #MissionReady
Did you hear? Griffin-1 has cleared environmental testing at @NASAJPL and is being prepared for shipment to Cape Canaveral. Next: FLIP rover integration, then launch site processing. (rocket emoji)
Read more about the testing + follow @voyagertech_
Griffin-1 officially completed acceptance testing at @NASAJPL.
Getting here meant passing through various environmental tests. Now, Griffin-1 has reached an enormous step toward launch, supporting NASA's Moon Base Program.
Follow us for ongoing coverage of the Griffin-1 mission and read more about it at ow.ly/C39X50ZWxn7
$VOYG #AcceleratingtheAdvantage #MissionReady
Two Peregrines, heading to the Moon in 2028!
🚀Read more about the missions:
astrobotic.com/astrobotic-aw…
At our HQ as @rookisaacman announced we’re sending TWO Peregrine landers to the Moon in support of America’s Moon Base with @NASA 🎉🌙🚀
Astrobotic has been selected by @NASA to deliver a suite of agency payloads to the lunar surface in support of NASA’s Moon Base...these awards will fly two Peregrine lunar landers to the Moon by the end of 2028. 🌙🚀
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Today, we unveiled our Griffin-1 lunar lander, recently designated by @NASA as Moon Base II🌙, during a visit by NASA reps, gov officials, and industry partners at our HQ in Pittsburgh. "Today, Griffin stands behind us as proof of what is possible when talented people spend years solving hard problems together," read more: astrobotic.com/griffin-1-lun…
Aboard our Griffin-1 lander heading to the Moon late 2026, @Astrolab_Space's FLIP has a suite of payloads heading to the lunar surface! 🌙🧪 Check them out: astrolab.space/2026/05/18/as…
We’re proud to introduce the payloads from 4 NASA centers flying aboard our FLIP rover in the second half of this year (2026)!
From a lunar dust experiment from @NASA_Johnson to a LiDAR demonstration from @NASA_Marshall, explore the FLIP NASA collaborations:
astrolab.space/2026/05/18/as…
ALT FLIP lunar rover with solar panel deployed sitting in Astrolab cleanroom
Three solar panels in, and the results are looking powerful⚡️(humans for scale). Griffin-1 is marching towards its departure for environmental testing, a critical phase that proves it’s ready to withstand the harsh conditions of launch and space.
We fired a really cool rocket engine - and broke some records while we were at it. 🔥This Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine produced more than 4,000 pounds of thrust, and included a 300-second continuous burn, which is believed to have set the record for longest duration hot firing of an RDRE engine to date. Watch it fire:
youtu.be/DjnC8KvakKk
Shameless plug to get everyone to follow us on Threads...we've heard you can be more unhinged on there?
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Two solar panels integrated to Griffin, just one to go! ☀️⚡Griffin’s solar setup is built around how sunlight behaves in space and on the Moon. During transit, we use sun-pointing technology, meaning the lander will track sunlight and strategically point itself to optimally charge for stable flight operations.
On the lunar surface at the south pole, the sun stays low and circles around the same side of the vehicle over the course of a lunar day (~2 weeks). For our mission window, it tracks across a single quadrant, exactly where our solar panels are positioned.
Astrobot Elise Kowalski examines CubeRover-1 as it's integrated to our Griffin-1 lunar lander. Read more about what makes this tiny, mighty rover tick, and about what it's going to accomplish as it heads to the Moon later this year:🚗🌙
astrobotic.com/cuberover-int…
Watching humanity journey to the Moon and back makes our upcoming lunar mission feel even more tangible. 🌙
“Your braids like a pattern, love you to the Moon and to Saturn” 🎶🌙🖤
This view just hits different 🌍
@Astro_Christina and @astro_reid take a moment to look back at Earth as they continue deep into space toward the Moon.
ALT Inside the dim Orion spacecraft, a window in the center of the image shows a brightly lit Earth and an astronaut sits on the right side looking back at Earth. Credit: NASA
ALT Inside the dim Orion spacecraft, a window in the center of the image shows a brightly lit Earth and an astronaut sits on the right side looking back at Earth. Credit: NASA
This clever little rover is now officially hitched aboard Griffin-1! Once on the lunar surface, this joint mission called "BEACON" will explore with our CubeRover hardware, navigate with @MissionCtrlSS Spacefarer™ platform, and even flex its AI muscles with Spacefarer AI™.
BEACON will enable operators in Canada and US to perceive and navigate the lunar surface, demonstrate onboard machine learning capabilities, and even gather data for rovers operating in shadowed regions
Reintroducing LandCam-X, now integrated with Griffin-1! Developed by Belgian company OIP Sensor Systems, this landing camera will capture the Moon during descent and turn imagery into safer, smarter landings. @esa selected Lunar Logistics Services, a space start-up based in France, to send LandCam-X to the lunar surface aboard Astrobotic's Griffin-1.
Watch as Astrobotic’s mechanical integration & test engineer, Tim Morris, meticulously measures propulsion parts and later, navigation sensors, on our Griffin-1 lunar lander. Every precise measurement helps feed our flight control system, ensuring a precision-guided, mission-ready lander.
Integration of our lunar CubeRover sometimes involved sewing pieces of wool felt together with kevlar strings to protect critical components.🧵🪡Never assume your arts & crafts hobbies can't be put to use in service of space exploration! Pics of CubeRover being integrated with our Griffin-1 lander are on the way.
Griffin’s integration momentum isn’t slowing down! 🚀 We’re heading into a back-to-back stretch of payload integrations. Each addition brings new capability online, moves the vehicle closer to full mission readiness, and fuels a growing sense of excitement across the team. Stay in orbit with us for the latest updates.
