Launch Date
31 December 2026
UTC Time
01:00 UTC
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Operator
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Mission Overview
Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
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