Voyager Technologies

Griffin (lunar lander)

In Development

An infrastructure-class lunar lander acquired with the July 13, 2026 close of the Astrobotic acquisition, built for NASA's now-cancelled VIPER rover mission and repurposed as Griffin Mission One. Griffin-1 will carry 10 NASA, ESA and commercial payloads - including Venturi Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover - to the Nobile Crater region near Mons Mouton at the lunar south pole, delivering the largest commercial payload ever sent to the Moon and demonstrating Griffin's ability to carry Moon Base cargo such as rovers, science instruments and solar power plants.

Latest update Sep 13, 2026

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Current status

As of September 2, 2026 Griffin-1 had completed four of five JPL acceptance tests (mass properties, EMI/EMC, acoustic, and sine vibration). Multi-week thermal-vacuum testing remains before a Falcon Heavy launch from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late November 2026

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Specifications2

Payload manifest
10 payloads (NASA, ESA and commercial customers)
Launch vehicle and target

SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, NET November 30, 2026

Announced next steps from Voyager Technologies that mention Griffin (lunar lander).

  1. 2026

    Launch Griffin-1 to the Moon's south pole

    Griffin-1, the infrastructure-class lander Astrobotic (now Voyager Lunar Systems) built for NASA's now-cancelled VIPER rover, carries 10 NASA, ESA and commercial payloads - including Venturi Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover - to the Nobile Crater region near Mons Mouton at the lunar south pole. As of September 2, 2026 it had completed four of five JPL acceptance tests (mass properties, EMI/EMC, acoustic, and sine vibration), with multi-week thermal-vacuum testing still ahead. The mission is targeted to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late November 2026.

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