https://spacewatch.global/tag/jaret-matthews/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 28 May 2026 07:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/jaret-matthews/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/nasa-selects-venturi-astrolab-to-develop-lunar-rover-for-the-artemis-astronauts-moon-return/ Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74283 NASA has selected Venturi Astrolab, Inc. as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign, advancing the agency’s plans to establish sustained surface mobility at the lunar South Pole. The new vehicle, the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1), will also rely on critical technologies designed and manufactured by Venturi Space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/venturi-space-partners-astrolab-for-commercial-lunar-rover/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61728 Venturi Space and Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab), have announced a collaboration to produce a lunar rover. Their collaboration is in response to the growing number of institutional, businesses and scientific organizations in the U.S. and European markets, seeking access to the Moon for smaller payloads.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/interstellar-lab-partners-astrolab-to-grow-lunar-flowers/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52453 Interstellar Lab, a biotech startup that develops, builds, and operates biofarming solutions on Earth and in Space, has announced its collaboration with Astrolab on a lunar mission named LITTLE PRINCE. The Mission aims to grow flowers on the Moon in transparent controlled-environment plant pods and capture data and pictures of this first step towards making any life multi-planetary. The company partnered with Astrolab to install the payloads on the lunar surface with the FLEX (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) rover. As a result, the LITTLE PRINCE Mission will be part of Astrolab’s Mission 1.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/astrolab-announce-eight-partners-for-its-moon-mission/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52421 Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) has announced that it has reached an agreement with eight enterprise customers to use its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover to deploy the customers’ payloads on Astrolab’s upcoming mission to the Moon - Mission 1. Five customers are releasing details of their payloads today: Argo Space, Astroport, Avalon Space, Interstellar Lab, and LifeShip. Three more customers are contracted with Astrolab but intend to release details of their payloads at a future date, closer to launch. Collectively, Astrolab values the eight contracts at more than $160 million.]]>