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Our team recently finished integrating Navigation Doppler LiDAR (NDL) with Griffin-1, our lunar lander built for the South Pole. NDL is a key piece of how Griffin-1 will perceive how it is moving during descent and help us land in some of the Moon’s trickiest terrain.

Why NDL Matters

Landing at the lunar south pole is challenging. Shadows str...


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Pittsburgh, PA — Astrobotic today announced the successful hot fire test of its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Two Chakram engine prototypes completed eight successful hot-fire tests, accumulating more than 470 seconds of total run time without any discernible damage to the engin...


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At Astrobotic, we’ve always believed that mobility unlocks discovery. Today, that belief takes a major step forward as our first flight CubeRover is integrated with Griffin for its journey to the Moon as part of the BEACON mission

Astrobotic’s 2U CubeRover is a shoebox-sized rover that packs a punch for meaningful work on the Moon, enabling lunar science. Backed by...


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