Mission 1
A MOON BASE MISSIONProving Ground
FLIP WILL TRAVEL TO THE MOON IN 2026, WHERE ITS MISSION TO TAKE HUMANITY ONE STEP FURTHER BEGINS. IT WILL BE CARRYING NASA AND COMMERCIAL PAYLOADS.
Status
Confirmed
Objectives
Survive the Lunar NightComplete payload operations
Statistics
Flying on the Griffin-1 mission480kg heaviest rover by mass18 months from design to flight qualification
Payload
- 01Lidar - NASA Marshall, commercial customer
- 02Lunar Dust level sensor & Effects on Surfaces (LDES) NASA JSC
- 03Laser Retroflector Array (LaRA) NASA Goddard
- 04Ames Imaging Module (METAL) NASA Ames, Interlune
- 05Software Program NASA JPL
- 06Pyramid, Lifeship
- 07Spaceborne Computer 4 (SBC4) HPE
- 08Digital projector (LUMEN), Axiom/Astrolab
- 09Dust coupon, Spade Bros
- 10Dust coupon, Voyager
- 11Dust coupon, Smart Materials Solutions
- 12NanoFiche Barrelhand/ UNESCO
- 13Supernova Watch, Bremont
- 14Gold Coin, All-Star Agency
- 15Silent Shield, Deloitte
- 165D Crystal, Uplift Aerospace
- 175D Crystal, Astrolab
- 18PLWS, Puli Space
- 19Patch, Astrolab
- 20Patch, Dr. Sian Proctor
OPERATING IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
Engineered for extremes
Astrolab's strategic partner Venturi designed a bespoke battery enclosure that ensures consistent performance and enables FLIP to store enough energy to survive the lunar night.
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FLIP features Venturi's unique hyper-deformable Lunar wheels, engineered to be highly malleable while remaining long-lasting and robust. These are the same wheels that will be used on FLEX.
