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CubeRover1 is Flight-Ready for Lunar Mission

Will Fly to the Moon's South Pole Aboard Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Mission

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Tom Patton
Jun 24, 2025
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The shoebox-sized CubeRover-1 lunar rover has successfully completed its acceptance test campaign and has been deemed ready for flight to the lunar south pole aboard the Astrobotic Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1).

“CubeRover-1’s development, test campaign, and upcoming lunar mission is a culmination of 16 years of development and 37 rover technology cont…

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