https://spacewatch.global/tag/lunagrid-lite/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:45:47 +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/lunagrid-lite/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/astrobotic-lunagrid-lite-completes-critical-design-review/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67267 Astrobotic’s LunaGrid-Lite has successfully passed Critical Design Review (CDR) and has proceeded to flight component fabrication and assembly, nearing flight readiness. LunaGrid-Lite (LGL) will deploy 500m of ultra-light cable across the lunar landscape and transmit 1 kilowatt of power for the first time on the Moon using an Astrobotic CubeRover. ]]> 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. ]]>