https://spacewatch.global/tag/venturi-astrolab/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:08:53 +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/venturi-astrolab/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/venturi-space-expands-lunar-mobility-portfolio-with-alta-luna-rover/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77484 Venturi Space has unveiled ALTA LUNA, a compact and maneuverable lunar rover designed to support operations around future lunar bases, at the International Space Summit in Paris. With ALTA LUNA, Venturi Space is expanding its lunar mobility ambitions beyond individual vehicle technologies towards a broader family of specialized rovers for future surface operations.]]> 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/2025/12/mona-luna-a-european-lunar-rover-completes-test-campaign-at-esas-luna-center/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69822 Venturi Space's European lunar rover, MONA LUNA, has successfully completed a test campaign at ESA's LUNA center in Cologne, Germany, with the vehicle showing remarkable adaptability to loose soil, slopes, and obstacles. Designed to support ESA and CNES' ambitions, MONA LUNA incorporates technologies that will operate on the Moon next summer, on board another rover, FLIP.]]> 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/2024/04/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54476 NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface. The LTV will consequently help Artemis Astronauts conduct scientific research during NASA's Artemis campaign on the Moon and preparations for human missions to Mars.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/03/astrolab-unveils-lunar-rover-design/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39801 Emerging aerospace company formed by a team of industry leading planetary rover and robotics experts, Venturi Astrolab, announced the development of the Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover built to enhance lunar and planetary mobility. The company aims to produce a fleet of rovers needed to support a sustainable human presence on the Moon and Mars.]]>