https://spacewatch.global/tag/cuberover/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/cuberover/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/astrobotic-wins-34-6m-for-power-demo-mission-on-the-moon/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50204 Astrobotic announced on the 25th of July that the company won a $34.6M NASA Tipping Point partnership to demonstrate power transmission on the lunar surface. The award will result in a demonstration on the Moon called LunaGrid-LIte, which will transmit power from a lunar lander to a tethered rover. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/nasa-selects-cuberover-for-survive-the-lunar-night-mission/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42902 NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Sequential Phase II program selected space robotic technology company Astrobotic, to develop, test, and fly lunar night survival and communication technologies aboard the CubeRover platform, Astrobotic said. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/moon-walking-cuberover-completes-successful-mobility-testing/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29412&preview=true&preview_id=29412 https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/robot-for-the-moon-nasa-astrobotic/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26752&preview=true&preview_id=26752 Astrobotic's CubeRover for Moon missions delivered to NASA]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/astrobotic-awarded-more-than-1-million-to-advance-cuberover-payloads/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25708&preview=true&preview_id=25708 Astrobotic Awarded More Than $1 Million to Advance CubeRover Payloads]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/astrobotic-awarded-nasa-contract-to-develop-ultranav-smart-camera-for-next-gen-space-missions/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 05:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23193 NASA has selected Astrobotic for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to continue its development of UltraNav, a low-cost, autonomous, visual navigation system for spacecraft. The system has wide-ranging applications, from the servicing of Earth satellites to journeys to challenging space destinations such as the lunar poles or Martian mountains.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/spacewatchgl-interviews-john-thornton-of-astrobotic/ Sun, 26 May 2019 08:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14286 We know that there is a future beyond our planet, and today there are private companies that are striving towards making humanity’s journey to the Moon and beyond as sustainable as possible. One of these companies is Astrobotic. ]]>