The next robotic lander to launch to the moon was revealed today (June 15) by Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic.
NASA chose Astrobotic's Griffin vehicle to be the lander for its Moon Base II mission, part of the first phase of the agency's efforts to establish a permanent lunar outpost. Astrobotic is targeting late 2026 to launch Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1), which will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The lander is contracted to deliver several research and technology demonstrations to the surface of the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, including the FLIP (Flex Lunar Innovation Platform) rover from California-based company Astrolab.
