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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 Moon mission to NET July 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/astrobotic-delays-griffin-1-moon-mission-to-net-july-2026/

Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026

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

Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS https://arstechni.ca/3EbW #internationalspacestation #spacelaunchsystem #rocketreport #astrobotic #NorthKorea #starship #Science #falcon9 #russia #spacex #Space #india #NASA #PSLV

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

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

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

Comment la Nasa et #Astrobotic préparent la Lune pour une énergie durable http://sci3nc.es/TM1y57

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

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

Go on, @standupmaths !

Use the 4-dimensional algorithm. All of the computer people will love you for multiplying by 32. In C.

But not as much as they will love you for transmitting the unshifted value and doing the division on the ground station; and getting a whole 5 more insignificant bits of not-very-close-to-π.

You can even pre-build-in an interesting bug where the sensors get used in a non-random pattern because the number of sensors and 4 are not relatively prime.

Yes, you could do that with the 2-dimensional algorithm. But that's no fun, is it?

(-:

#ComputerProgramming #PiSpace #Astrobotic #Griffin1

#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

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

Rover with wireless charging system undergoes testing

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