NASAPress Releases
Test your technology on Xodiac!
Three Weeks to Go! Mandatory Preliminary Proposals are due June 7, 2023. |
NASA’s annual REDDI “TechFlights” solicitation has been released! In order to be considered, a mandatory preliminary proposal (MPP) is due to NASA on June 7 at 5 PM ET! Proposal teams can review NASA’s REDDI TechFlights solicitation and associated documents here. The NASA STMD Flight Opportunities webpage is also very useful to review. |
If you are ready to prepare your mandatory preliminary proposal, contact Sean Bedford and Richelle Weihe at hotfire@astrobotic.com with a brief description of your payload and research plans. |
If you have a payload that would benefit from flight testing, but you feel like more discussion is needed, contact us to outline a potential test plan! Schedule a call to discuss your project and how we can provide resources to help get your proposal underway. |
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How Can Flying on Xodiac Benefit Me? Astrobotic acquired Masten Space Systems’ vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) reusable rockets and expertise in September 2022 and is continuing flight testing services on those rockets. These terrestrial rocket flights have been an integral part of the Flight Opportunities program since its inception. Our 4th generation rocket lander, Xodiac, is used to validate payload operations, demonstrate controlled landings, and simulate real-world surface interactions on the Earth, Moon, Mars, and other planetary bodies. |
About Astrobotic Astrobotic is an employee-owned space company that develops advanced navigation, operation, power, testing, and computing systems for spacecraft. Our fleet of lunar landers and rovers deliver payloads to the Moon for companies, governments, universities, non-profits, and individuals. To date, we have two fully funded lunar lander missions on the books, and more than 60 prior and ongoing NASA and commercial technology contracts worth upwards of $350 million. Astrobotic was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in both Mojave, California and Pittsburgh, PA. www.astrobotic.com |