In 2026, this illustration of our FLIP rover on the Moon becomes a reality. See you on the lunar surface. 🌔

How do we know there is water ice on the Moon? NASA's Clementine in 1994 and Lunar Prospector, which began its mission mapping the Moon this week in 1998, were two of the first missions to find evidence for the existence of water ice on the Moon. In this visualization of Lunar

If the Vast-1 mission can go by July or maybe August, SpaceX should see if NASA Astrobotic Griffin Mission 1 can use an expendable Falcon 9. This will provide extra scheduling flexibility (more $$$ from Starlink launches) at pad 40, not needing to convert to/from crew ops.

NASA has selected Johns Hopkins APL to lead a new lunar science investigation studying space radiation on the Moon’s surface. The SELINE payload will help improve understanding of lunar radiation and support future human exploration. jhuapl.link/a4f NASA Solar System

708 GB image of the Moon 🌑

Cruise around a simulated Moon with our FLIP rover driving teams as they prepare for lunar surface operations. The video (sped up to 2X) shows the team using simulation software in the loop with vehicle flight software and our mission operations user interface to practice

Earth photographed from the Moon's surface by the last human to visit

The Apollo 10 crew watches the Earthrise over the lunar horizon on May 21, 1969

The Astrobotic 's Griffin Mission 1 targets the Nobile Region which includes the Mons Mouton area. It was named after Melba Roy Mouton, a pioneering #NASA mathematician and computer programmer who contributed to orbital calculations for early Mercury/Apollo space missions.

60 years ago today, the world saw the first photos taken from the surface of the Moon! Nine images from Luna 9—the first spacecraft to survive a lunar landing—were received in Moscow Feb 4–5, 1966, but also intercepted and released by the Jodrell Bank Observatory in England.

One year ago today, we announced our FLIP rover’s ride to the Moon: Astrobotic's Griffin-1 mission. We’re so proud of the Astrolab team’s progress over this past year of turning the FLIP design into a rover launching to the Moon in 2026.

AstroBin's Image of the Day: "Moretus & the South Pole of the moon" by Phil Cambre astrobin.com/zo89yz/ #astrophotography

Another Apollo flag is going to the Moon. This time it's a small flag that was hidden inside Dave Scott's OPS during Apollo 15. It will be on Astrolab’s FLIP rover, which will land at the Lunar South Pole in summer 2026.

These images show Artemis 1 entering Earth's atmosphere. Taken in 2022 and sped up nine times.

Update on Astrobotic 's Griffin-1 Lunar Lander development progress according to Eric Fisher on SpaceHipsters: The two fuel tanks are now installed in the vehicle's frame.The two downward curving channels are part of ramps that will hold Astrolab 's Flip rover #ToTheMoon

Russell Schwartz (B.S. '22, UMD Math Department, UMD Department of Computer Science) is taking space exploration into the future as a senior perception software engineer for Astrobotic. He developed robotics and navigation systems for the upcoming Griffin-1 mission to the moon ➡️ go.umd.edu/schwartz

Yesterday, we published info about our new DALEC technology. Today, we'd like to EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN! the tech in human language (Doctor Who fans rejoice): astrobotic.com/astrobotics-da…

Astrobotic Technologies will develop a wheel system for a lunar habitat module, enabling astronauts to navigate the moon's terrain. bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/new…