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#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
The New York Times · NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
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
Astronomy Magazine · The most exciting space missions coming in 2025In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.
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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
www.lzh.deNext step towards the Moon: LZH and TU Berlin partner with Astrobotic | Laser Zentrum Hannover
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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/
Ars Technica · Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valveEngineers are redesigning parts of the propulsion system on Astrobotic's next lunar lander.
Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valve - Enlarge / Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, with some of its propellants v... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045535 #commercialspace #astrobotic #peregrine #science #griffin #space #viper #clps #moon #nasa
Ars Technica · Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valveEngineers are redesigning parts of the propulsion system on Astrobotic's next lunar lander.
I say launch Viper and give amateur astronomers the key codes --- Amateur radio astronomers already routinely bounce signals off the moon JUST FOR FUN --- I'm 100% certain there will be enough volunteers with the right equipment to control a rover on the moon, and I'm looking forward to seeing the project's webpage.
If NASA cooperates. They could help a little, with the radio link --- pretty sure the original project scientists would be willing to help
NASA built a Moon rover but can’t afford to get it to the launch pad - Enlarge / NASA completed assembling the VIPER rover last month at the J... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037786 #commercialspace #astrobotic #science #space #viper #clps #nasa
Ars Technica · NASA built a Moon rover but can’t afford to get it to the launch pad"It would have been revolutionary. Other missions don’t replace what is lost here."
Starlink on Mars? NASA is paying SpaceX to look into it
NASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink broadband internet satellites for use in a Martian communication network.
The idea is
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/03/starlink-on-mars-nasa-is-paying-spacex-to-look-into-it/
#UniverseToday #AlbedoSpace #Astrobotic #BlueOrigin #BlueRing #FireflyAerospace #ImpulseSpace #LockheedMartin #Mars #NASA #Redwire #Space #SpaceX #Starlink #UnitedLaunchAlliance
Cosmic Log · Starlink on Mars? NASA is paying SpaceX to look into itNASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink broadband internet satellites for use in a Martian communication network. The idea is one of a dozen proposals that h…
As #Astrobotic wraps up the investigation into its first (failed) lunar lander mission, the company is bringing on experienced industry officials to help with the development of its second, larger lander Griffin: https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-hires-space-industry-veterans-to-help-with-griffin-lander/
SpaceNews · Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin landerAs Astrobotic wraps up the investigation into its first lunar lander mission, the company is bringing on industry veterans to help with the second.
Rocket Report: Starship could fly again in May; Ariane 6 coming together - Enlarge / Nine kerosene-fueled Rutherford engines power Rocket Lab's El... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012042 #europeanspaceagency #rocketreport #astrobotic #rocketlab #starship #science #ariane6 #falcon9 #launch #spacex #space #china #soyuz #moon
Ars Technica · Rocket Report: Starship could fly again in May; Ariane 6 coming together"I think we’re really going to focus on getting reentry right."
#astrobotic #peregrin #moon #exploration #space
Peregrine payloads returned useful data despite no lunar landing
https://spacenews.com/peregrine-payloads-returned-useful-data-despite-no-lunar-landing/ via @SpaceNews_Inc
While the current approach of betting big on private space firms has borne some fruit, it also carries the risk of the United States falling behind its principal space rival, China, in achieving major milestones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/13/companies/apollo-artemis-america-private-space/ #business #companies #astrobotic #spacex #nasa #space
The Japan Times · Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space
NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon - Enlarge / A camera on Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft captured this v... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1997960 #commercialspace #astrobotic #space #moon #nasa
Ars Technica · NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the MoonA propellant leak prevented the Peregrine spacecraft from landing on the Moon.
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Final Update for Peregrine Mission One:
"Carnegie Mellon University’s Iris rover waves goodbye."
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Final Update for Peregrine Mission One:
https://www.astrobotic.com/final-update-for-peregrine-mission-one/
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Ten days after its launch, the #Astrobotic #Peregrine lunar lander has fallen back to Earth, ending a #moon mission that was doomed by a propellant leak. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/astrobotics-peregrine-moon-lander-mission-end/
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Astrobotic's update system apparently got confused. The update posted on X as update #21 (correct), but not posted on the website, has now been posted on the website, but as update #22.
https://www.astrobotic.com/update-22-for-peregrine-mission-one/
Note that Peregrine has apparently already met its demise through atmospheric reentry, though Astrobotic has not yet confirmed that.
Astrobotic · Update #21 for Peregrine Mission One | AstroboticPeregrine has been operating in space for 10 days and 8 hours and is approximately 30,000 miles above Earth, continuing its controlled re-entry. The
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It appears that Astrobotic's Peregrine has met its demise ...
Richard Stephenson: "As predicted by the APM1 team, Perigrine had loss of signal at 20:59 over Canberra's DSS36. It was a shame it had to end this way, but the mission did it in style."