Griffin Mission One – Falcon Heavy – Kennedy LC-39A – июль 2026

[zandr]

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6759

Griffin Mission One
Launch Time
NET December, 2025
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Rocket  Falcon Heavy
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Mission Details
Griffin Mission One
Astrobotic's Griffin lander is a lunar lander contracted by NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) program. Multiple scientific payloads will likely be included on Griffin's exterior. VIPER was previously planned as a primary payload on the Griffin lander before the VIPER project was discontinued. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
Trans Lunar Injection

Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

[zandr]

Предполагался полёт с луноходом VIPER, но теперь миссии разделены.

[Athlon]

Предполагался полёт с луноходом VIPER, но теперь миссии разделены.

Неудивительно, учитывая что предыдущая попытка этой конторы отправить свой аппарат на Луну завершилась полным провалом. Хотя вообще говоря изначально идея доверить доставку лунохода за полмиллиарда долларов совершенно не отработанной платформе попахивала откровенным авантюризмом.

[zandr]

Упоминание Griffin в соседней теме https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?msg=2582705
и далее до разделения.

[zandr]

Lukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
Astrobotic has provided an update on their first Griffin lunar lander. The core structure is nearing full integration, and the propulsion system is being prepared for installation. The payloads are also undergoing checkouts. Launch aboard a Falcon Heavy is now NET July 2026.

[zandr]

https://www.astrobotic.com/griffin-1-mission-update/

Griffin-1 Mission Update
Press Release
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Griffin-1 continues to gain momentum on the path to deliver Astrolab's FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover, Astrobotic's own CubeRover, and several additional payloads to the Moon. Read on for updates on integration, payloads, and software testing.

Propulsion Integration
Griffin-1's propulsion architecture centers around four high-performance Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) propellant tanks engineered to be both lightweight and structurally robust, reliably containing substantial propellant loads at extreme operating pressures. Once the four propellant tanks are installed, final integration activities will be completed, and Griffin-1 will undergo environmental acceptance testing to ensure the lander will endure the challenging environments of launch, space, and the lunar surface.

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Above: Astrobotic staff examine a propulsion tank sitting in front of Griffin-1's structure.

Avionics Ready for Launch
In-house designed avionics flight hardware has been assembled and accepted for flight. These systems form the backbone of Griffin's on-board control and telemetry, clearing a critical path toward spacecraft integration and ongoing system electrical testing. Designing, building, and testing our avionics systems in-house enables the team to accelerate the development cycle, allowing for low-cost, rapid iterations that reduce risks and enhance performance. Tighter control of this process also enables the team to design core products that are more easily adapted to future mission requirements, decreasing the cost and schedule for the next missions to space.

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Above: Astrobotic's bespoke avionics box integrated with a lunar lander panel.

In tandem with flight-equivalent avionics, Astrobotic has implemented a fully closed-loop simulation of the descent and landing sequence. This system uses our custom LunaRay software to generate real-time images and 3D point clouds (dense sets of spatial data points that represent the shape and features of the lunar surface). These are processed by our Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) and Hazard Detection & Avoidance (HDA) systems and are a vital step in validating our autonomous landing technologies for a GPS-denied environment.

Griffin-1 Manifest
Astrolab's FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover is undergoing developmental thermal vacuum testing, and core rover systems are integrated. Astrolab has individually tested key units and completed integrated functional testing of avionics, power, and telecommunications. In addition, we have completed mobility and egress testing using the FLIP test platform. Over the next several months, Astrolab will complete payload integration and vehicle-level protoqualification testing. The mission will demonstrate critical technologies—including telerobotic operations, lunar mobility, solar power generation, and thermal resilience—that form the foundation of Astrolab's larger FLEX rover. In addition to commercial and government payload operations, Astrolab will conduct key experiments in mobility, perception, dust characterization, guidance and navigation, and communication.

Above: Technicians work on Astrolab's FLIP lunar rover at the company's Hawthorne, Calif., facility. The rover, designed to deliver payloads to the Moon, is being assembled in preparation for launch on Astrobotic's Griffin-1 mission. Photo courtesy of Astrolab.

BEACON's joint mission development with Astrobotic and Mission Control is well under way. A simulation has been completed on a Flatsat, a high-fidelity electrical copy of the rover used for testing. The rover has successfully connected and communicated with the Griffin lunar lander's Flatsat. This integrated simulation, which included CubeRover® operating with Mission Control's Spacefarer™ software, is helping finalize the rover's software ahead of its expected completion at the end of October.
All secondary payloads have been received and are undergoing final physical and functional checkouts on our Production FlatSat system, which supports end-to-end systems and software verification.

Above: Mission Control team members test BEACON. Photo courtesy of Mission Control.

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Above: Nippon Travel Agency (NTA)'s plaque is carefully integrated with one of Griffin-1's panels. The plaque is part of a project that sends messages collected from children in Japan to the Moon.

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Above: Bruce Ha, inventor and founder of Nanofiche, holds a portion of the Galactic Library to Preserve Humanity (GLPH) as the team prepares it for integration with Griffin.

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Above: Items from around the world will be sent to the Moon aboard this MoonBox capsule. An engineer places a piece of foam at the top of the capsule before it is sealed for integration aboard Griffin-1.

Structural Integration
Griffin's core structure is nearing full integration. Pressurant tanks, ramps, attitude control thrusters, and solar panels have all successfully undergone fit checks.

Above: Astrobots fit-check a pressurant tank with Griffin-1's primary structure.

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Above: Griffin's propulsion infrastructure, including tubing, cabling, and harnessing, was primarily manufactured in-house. An Astrobot applies protective sheathing to the last 95% of flight harnessing that's being integrated to the Griffin-1 lander.

Looking Ahead
With engine qualification testing underway and critical systems coming online, Griffin-1 is advancing towards the Moon. Each milestone brings us closer to delivering payloads to the lunar surface, demonstrating precision landing, and advancing sustainable lunar infrastructure. The team is targeting the next viable launch window, which opens in July 2026. Stay tuned for more mission updates as we near completion of Griffin-1 for the Moon and beyond.

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In tandem with flight-equivalent avionics, Astrobotic has implemented a fully closed-loop simulation of the descent and landing sequence. This system uses our custom LunaRay software to generate real-time images Geometry Dash and 3D point clouds (dense sets of spatial data points that represent the shape and features of the lunar surface). These are processed by our Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) and Hazard Detection & Avoidance (HDA) systems and are a vital step in validating our autonomous landing technologies for a GPS-denied environment. 

способна ли система LunaRay обрабатывать в реальном времени непредвиденные изменения ландшафта — такие как тени, изменение отражающей способности поверхности или лунная пыль — во время посадки, или она в основном опирается на предварительно смоделированные данные до полёта?