SpaceX rocket to deliver Astrobotic lander to Moon in 2023
SpaceX rocket to deliver Astrobotic lander to Moon in 2023
Last Updated: Wed, Apr 14th, 2021, 19:01:40hrs
San Francisco, April 14 (IANS) Space start-up Astrobotic has selected SpaceX s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Griffin lunar lander to the Moon in late 2023.
Griffin will be carrying NASA s water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). Getting to the Moon isn t just about building a spacecraft, but having a complete mission solution, Daniel Gillies, Griffin Mission 1 Director for Astrobotic, said in a statement. SpaceX s Falcon Heavy completes our Griffin Mission 1 (GM1) solution by providing a proven launch vehicle to carry us on our trajectory to the Moon. SpaceX has the team, vehicle, and facilities to make this happen.
SpaceX s Falcon Heavy launches Arabsat-6A Mission from Kennedy Space Center. Photo: SpaceX
A mission to search for water on the lunar surface is getting a big boost from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
NASA’s VIPER mission is on the hunt for water ice on the surface of the moon and the agency asked Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic to get it there. The company said it secured SpaceX’s triple booster, 27-engine Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Griffin lander along with the NASA rover to the moon.
“SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy completes our Griffin Mission 1 (GM1) solution by providing a proven launch vehicle to carry us on our trajectory to the Moon. SpaceX has the team, vehicle, and facilities to make this happen,” said Daniel Gillies, GM1 Director for Astrobotic.
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SpaceX s Falcon Heavy launches Arabsat-6A Mission from Kennedy Space Center. Photo: SpaceX
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A mission to search for water on the lunar surface is getting a big boost from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
NASA’s VIPER mission is on the hunt for water ice on the surface of the moon and the agency asked Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic to get it there. The company said it secured SpaceX’s triple booster, 27-engine Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Griffin lander along with the NASA rover to the moon.