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Lunar Power Grid Passes Major Design Review Milestone

System Will Transmit First Kilowatt of Power Across Moon's Surface in 2026

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Tom Patton
Aug 25, 2025
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A critical engineering milestone has been reached in the development of a lunar power demonstration mission by Astrobotic. The LunaGrid-Lite mission has now moved into flight hardware production.

"Achieving this milestone marks the completion of the design and planning phase for LunaGrid-Lite, propelling us into a flight-ready system by Q2 2026."
Matt Za…

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