Monthly Archives: September 2008
LaFarge test site
LaFarge test site
The LaFarge test site is a little ‘moon on earth’. It is undistinguished as a vast stockpile of a slag byproduct from steel-making. It is unique because LaFarge management supports our experimentation with heavy equipment, access and finely ground materials
that simulate regolith. Site terrain varies from trivial to profoundly difficult. LeFarge is a worldwide supplier of construction materials and aggregates. We are blessed by LaFarge’s generosity.
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Astrobotic opens Pittsburgh HQ
Astrobotic opens headquarters in Pittsburgh
NASA awards contract
NASA has awarded Astrobotic Technology a contract to study ways to robotically prepare for human lunar outposts.
Composite elements
Composite elements
These composite elements are optimized for thermal, stiffness and strength-to-weight properties. These are not full-size spacecraft parts. They are sub-sections created to develop and test fabrication techniques These first parts fall short on engineering performance, which is not surprising. That realization is the tremendous advantage of building early, and it is the great payoff of persistent testing.
Space.com – Collaborators Off and Running
Lunar X Prize – Collaborators Off and Running Space.com Astrobotic Technology, Inc. has chosen Raytheon Company to help chase down the Google Lunar X Prize and plan a lunar landing mission. “We have great confidence in Raytheon’s ability to co-develop a spacecraft that can land on a dime,” said William “Red” Whittaker, Astrobotic’s Chief Technology… {read more}
Competing for the Google Lunar X Prize
Announcement of the Google Lunar X-Prize catalyzed the formation of Astrobotic Technology. The founders decided to pursue the Google challenge as the kick-off mission in a series of expeditions to robotically pioneer the lunar frontier. The Google race can be won at any time, by the first team to reach the Moon and complete a… {read more}
