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Voyager completes acquisition of Astrobotic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/voyager-completes-acquisition-of-astrobotic/

#ScribesAndMakers July 3: Re/Introduce yourself and tell us about your creative work.

I'm a Multigenre author of SciFi and KidLit (YA, MG and PB).

My #SciFi book is going to the moon!
"Lunar Seed" by Em Vega (my pen name)

“Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's Artemis #Moon mission.
Check it out:
https://rb.gy/xepk14

Find all my books and more about me: https://useyourwords.me/

#ScribesAndMakers July 3: Re/Introduce yourself and tell us about your creative work.

I'm a Multigenre author of SciFi and KidLit (YA, MG and PB).

My #SciFi book is going to the moon!
"Lunar Seed" by Em Vega (my pen name)

“Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's Artemis #Moon mission.
Check it out:
https://rb.gy/xepk14

Find all my books and more about me: https://useyourwords.me/

#NASA awarded $590 million worth of contracts to #Astrobotic, #Firefly Aerospace, and #IntuitiveMachines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 📆 2028. All ​three companies have attempted uncrewed #moon landings since 2024, with only ​Firefly's #BlueGhost lander ⁠successfully touching down intact and upright on the surface in March 2025 https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-awards-astrobotic-firefly-intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-contracts-moon-2026-06-30/

#MoonLander

#NASA awarded $590 million worth of contracts to #Astrobotic, #Firefly Aerospace, and #IntuitiveMachines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 📆 2028. All ​three companies have attempted uncrewed #moon landings since 2024, with only ​Firefly's #BlueGhost lander ⁠successfully touching down intact and upright on the surface in March 2025 https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-awards-astrobotic-firefly-intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-contracts-moon-2026-06-30/

#MoonLander

NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-awards-nearly-600-million-in-lunar-lander-missions/

Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-says-sale-to-voyager-will-allow-it-to-scale-up/

Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-unveils-griffin-1-lunar-lander/

Voyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=voyager-to-acquire-lunar-lander-developer-astrobotic
Key insight: <p>Voyager Technologies will acquire Astrobotic
#technologies #astrobotic #developer #voyager

Voyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/voyager-to-acquire-lunar-lander-developer-astrobotic/

NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-increase-value-of-clps-contract-to-support-surge-of-lunar-lander-missions/

Astrobotic successfully tests rotating detonation rocket engine with 4,000 pounds of thrust

📰 Original title: Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/astrobotic-successfully-tests-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-with-4000-pounds-of-thrust/?redirpost=1bc95f95-b715-4aad-9068-036f697aa9f7

#astronomy #rocketengines #spacetechnology #astrobotic

Astrobotic successfully tests rotating detonation rocket engine with 4,000 pounds of thrust

📰 Original title: Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/astrobotic-successfully-tests-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-with-4000-pounds-of-thrust/?redirpost=1bc95f95-b715-4aad-9068-036f697aa9f7

#astronomy #rocketengines #spacetechnology #astrobotic

#Commercial missions currently targeting lunar 🌙 landing attempts in 2026

• #BlueOrigin: #BlueMoon
• #Firefly: #BlueGhost
• #IntuitiveMachines: #IM3
• #Astrobotic: #Griffin

In the second half of the year, #China 🇨🇳 aims to land at the lunar south pole and seek out water ice with its #robotic Chang'e 7 spacecraft
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/moon-rush-these-private-spacecraft-will-attempt-lunar-landings-in-2026

#Commercial missions currently targeting lunar 🌙 landing attempts in 2026

• #BlueOrigin: #BlueMoon
• #Firefly: #BlueGhost
• #IntuitiveMachines: #IM3
• #Astrobotic: #Griffin

In the second half of the year, #China 🇨🇳 aims to land at the lunar south pole and seek out water ice with its #robotic Chang'e 7 spacecraft
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/moon-rush-these-private-spacecraft-will-attempt-lunar-landings-in-2026

Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=astrobotic-tests-advanced-rocket-engine
Latest: <p>Astrobotic
#astrobotic #developer #advanced #landers

Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-tests-advanced-rocket-engine/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

Did you know?
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I'm a multi-genre #author, writing both #kidlit and #SciFi.
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My #SciFi novel is going to the moon!

“Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's Artemis #Moon mission.

Check out this book and more at my website:
https://useyourwords.me/books/lunar-seed/

Did you know?
.
.
.
I'm a multi-genre #author, writing both #kidlit and #SciFi.
.
.
.
My #SciFi novel is going to the moon!

“Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's Artemis #Moon mission.

Check out this book and more at my website:
https://useyourwords.me/books/lunar-seed/

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

• #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
• #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
• #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
• #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
• #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/space-science-2026-preview/

#Moon

Race to mine the Moon accelerates as Interlune targets 2029 pilot project. The U.S. company hopes to launch a mission next year to harvest helium3.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13797
#nasa #esa #spacex #space #moon #cosmos #astronomy #science #research #technology #interlune #astrobotic #vermeer #ispace

Race to mine the Moon accelerates as Interlune targets 2029 pilot project. The U.S. company hopes to launch a mission next year to harvest helium3.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13797
#nasa #esa #spacex #space #moon #cosmos #astronomy #science #research #technology #interlune #astrobotic #vermeer #ispace

Astrobotic secures contracts for suborbital vehicle development

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-secures-contracts-for-suborbital-vehicle-development/

The future is now: understanding the once far-off technologies becoming reality

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/the-future-is-now-understanding-the-once-far-off-technologies-becoming-reality/

Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-delays-griffin-1-lander-mission-to-mid-2026/

Honda and Astrobotic team up to keep the lights on through the long lunar night

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/honda-and-astrobotic-team-up-to-keep-the-lights-on-through-the-long-lunar-night/

The Griffin 1 mission has been aiming for a 2025 launch, but I have just seen a hint that it may be delayed until mid-2026. Can't say I am surprised.

Our next upcoming mission might be (I'm playing it safe here) Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder, but Blue Origin is not very quick to let us know. We will investigate the mission tomorrow.

#moon #Astrobotic #griffin #blueorigin

The Griffin 1 mission has been aiming for a 2025 launch, but I have just seen a hint that it may be delayed until mid-2026. Can't say I am surprised.

Our next upcoming mission might be (I'm playing it safe here) Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder, but Blue Origin is not very quick to let us know. We will investigate the mission tomorrow.

#moon #Astrobotic #griffin #blueorigin

What is Griffin mission 1? The name refers to an investor in the company, not the former head of NASA. Griffin is a large lander capable of carrying payloads bigger than the other CLPS landers we have seen. Here is Astrobotic's page on its landers:

https://www.astrobotic.com/lunar-delivery/landers/

and here are the payloads:

https://www.astrobotic.com/lunar-delivery/manifest/

so we get 2 rovers, a big one and a small one, plus descent images and hopefully enough pics to make a panorama.
#moon #Astrobotic #griffin

What is Griffin mission 1? The name refers to an investor in the company, not the former head of NASA. Griffin is a large lander capable of carrying payloads bigger than the other CLPS landers we have seen. Here is Astrobotic's page on its landers:

https://www.astrobotic.com/lunar-delivery/landers/

and here are the payloads:

https://www.astrobotic.com/lunar-delivery/manifest/

so we get 2 rovers, a big one and a small one, plus descent images and hopefully enough pics to make a panorama.
#moon #Astrobotic #griffin

VIPER was removed and NASA tried to find a partner to fly it, with unreasonable conditions which were not taken up by anyone (I don't know details of this). VIPER is in limbo. But there is a large literature on site selection and mission planning, so in my next post I will look at the VIPER site which may still be the landing site with the new rover. Software tools developed to support VIPER will be very useful for any activities near the poles.
#moon #Astrobotic

VIPER was removed and NASA tried to find a partner to fly it, with unreasonable conditions which were not taken up by anyone (I don't know details of this). VIPER is in limbo. But there is a large literature on site selection and mission planning, so in my next post I will look at the VIPER site which may still be the landing site with the new rover. Software tools developed to support VIPER will be very useful for any activities near the poles.
#moon #Astrobotic

Astrobotic's first CLPS flight had a fuel leak after launch and never made it to the Moon. Its second flight is with a different lander and it was to carry a very precious cargo, the VIPER rover. I'm allergic to putting valuable cargo on a first flight of anything and I was not surprised when VIPER was removed, leaving the flight as a test of the lander. Astrobotic acquired a new commercial rover as a payload:

https://www.astrobotic.com/astrolabs-flip-rover-joins-astrobotics-griffin-1-to-the-moon/

#moon #Astrobotic

Astrobotic's first CLPS flight had a fuel leak after launch and never made it to the Moon. Its second flight is with a different lander and it was to carry a very precious cargo, the VIPER rover. I'm allergic to putting valuable cargo on a first flight of anything and I was not surprised when VIPER was removed, leaving the flight as a test of the lander. Astrobotic acquired a new commercial rover as a payload:

https://www.astrobotic.com/astrolabs-flip-rover-joins-astrobotics-griffin-1-to-the-moon/

#moon #Astrobotic

What will be the next lunar lander to reach the Moon? It's not easy to say because, not being tied to specific launch periods like Mars missions, lunar launches are rarely fixed far in advance. We know two missions have been promoted as launching before the end of this year: Astrobotic's second CLPS mission with its Griffin lander and Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder, a test of a large CLPS cargo lander. Both are aiming for the same area.
#moon #Astrobotic #Blueorigin

What will be the next lunar lander to reach the Moon? It's not easy to say because, not being tied to specific launch periods like Mars missions, lunar launches are rarely fixed far in advance. We know two missions have been promoted as launching before the end of this year: Astrobotic's second CLPS mission with its Griffin lander and Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder, a test of a large CLPS cargo lander. Both are aiming for the same area.
#moon #Astrobotic #Blueorigin

#Astrobotic ’s #CubeRover is Flight-Ready for #Lunar Mission #Space #Moon

https://www.astrobotic.com/astrobotics-cuberover-is-flight-ready-for-lunar-mission/

#Astrobotic ’s #CubeRover is Flight-Ready for #Lunar Mission #Space #Moon

https://www.astrobotic.com/astrobotics-cuberover-is-flight-ready-for-lunar-mission/

#Astrobotic:
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Xodiac’s 176th Flight Update
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".. detected an anomalous condition and commanded a flight termination. This resulted in a rapid descent and caused a loss of the vehicle upon impact with its launch pad."

https://www.astrobotic.com/xodiacs-176th-flight-update/

28.5.2025

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Xodiac

#Astrobotic:
"
Xodiac’s 176th Flight Update
"
".. detected an anomalous condition and commanded a flight termination. This resulted in a rapid descent and caused a loss of the vehicle upon impact with its launch pad."

https://www.astrobotic.com/xodiacs-176th-flight-update/

28.5.2025

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Xodiac

After months of testing, #Astrobotic says a #wireless charging system that takes advantage of technology from Seattle-based #WiBotic is now available to power up rovers and other equipment on the moon. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/astrobotic-wireless-charging-system-for-moon-wibotic/ #Space #Moon #Tech

Wireless charging system cleared for moon missions
Astrobotic says it has completed flight model acceptance testing for a wireless charging system that incorporates technology from Seattle-based WiBotic — and that could help rovers roam across the surface of the moon.

The system is designed to provide reliable, high-efficiency power transfer amid t
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/23/wireless-charging-system-cleared-for-moon-missions/
#GeekWire #Astrobotic #Moon #Space #WiBotic #Wireless

#ScribesAndMakers 03/13—Shameless Self-Promotion Day!

I'm a proud #indie #author in SciFi and Kidlit.

My book “Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's #Moon mission.

Find all my books and about me:
https://useyourwords.me/

#Astrolab is developing a rover the size of a Jeep Wrangler that could autonomously drive cargo 📦 or people across the #moon’s 🌙 surface. Before sending #FLEX, Astrolab wants to send a smaller rover named #FLIP that #Astrobotic’s #Griffin* will take to the moon. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/science/nasa-moon-rover-astrolab-astrobotic.html

* December 2025 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6759

#NASA #VIPER #replacement

Did you know?

My book “Lunar Seed" will be in the Lunar Library on #Astrobotic's #Moon mission, stored on a 1TB microSD card.

A quirky #SciFi/thriller story - join our heroine in her quest for justice!

https://useyourwords.me/books/lunar-seed/… #BooksWorthReading #WritingCommunity #writer #books #indie #space

📆 2025 preview :

• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025

• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025

Melting lunar 🌙 dust with laser radiation for a #3Dprinted #MoonBase. The mission is scheduled to launch 🚀 in 📆 2026. https://www.lzh.de/en/press-releases/2024/next-step-towards-moon-lzh-and-tu-berlin-partner-with-astrobotic

#Moonrise #DLR #Astrobotic #TUBerlin

Tests of a spare pressure control valve confirmed it could leak 💧 after engineers subjected it to vibrations like those it would experience during a rocket launch.

"It's pretty much no different than when your sink starts to drip in your kitchen. Water gets through the seal and comes out the other side. In this case, it’s #helium and it's high pressure, so it's much harder to confine." https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/astrobotics-lander-didnt-make-it-to-the-moon-because-of-a-failed-valve/

#Astrobotic #Peregrine

@angry_astro #astrobotic We now know what sabotaged the first NASA Moon lander in 50 years! The latest from Astrobotic! https://youtu.be/Fpbqcw_o3GQ