Astrobotic
American space robotics company developing lunar landers, rovers, and surface power systems for commercial and government planetary missions.
- CEO / Founder
- John Thornton
- Team Size
- 201-500
- Stage
- Acquired
- Total Funding
- $2.5M
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- NASA; Space Angels; Dylan Taylor; Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP); Idea Foundry
Technology & Products
Key Products
Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers; CubeRover lunar rovers; Xodiac rocket lander testbed; lunar surface power systems; MoonBox payload delivery service.
Technological Advantage
Deep heritage in autonomous navigation, machine vision, and computing systems for planetary landing and surface mobility; NASA CLPS program participant with flight heritage (Peregrine Mission One, Griffin Mission One).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides affordable, reliable payload delivery and robotic infrastructure services for lunar and planetary missions, serving NASA, government agencies, and commercial customers.
How They Differentiate
Longest-operating US lunar lander company (founded 2007, CMU spinout) with the broadest CLPS mission portfolio spanning landers, rovers, and surface power, now backed by Voyager Technologies post-acquisition.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
NASA and other government space agencies; commercial payload customers; universities and research institutions.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Government/Space Agencies; Research/Academia
Competitors
Intuitive Machines; Firefly Aerospace; ispace
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Acquired by Voyager Technologies (2026) for approximately $300M (cash + stock), including up to $129M in additional earnout; secured $17.5M in federal funding to advance reusable rocket lander tech; won NASA lunar lander mission contracts and a $298M NASA contract (via Voyager, reported July 2026).
Major Milestones
2007: Founded as CMU spinout. Peregrine Mission One launched 2024 (first US commercial lunar lander attempt). Griffin Mission One in development, carrying Astrolab's FLIP rover. 2026: Acquired by Voyager Technologies for approximately $300M, closed July 2026.
Notable Customers
NASA