NASA has awarded Astrolab and its partners a contract worth up to $1.9 billion to advance the development of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle, which will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon’s surface. Astrolab is one of three teams to win contract awards. We are excited that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration intends to use Astrolab’s Flexible Logistics & Exploration (FLEX) rover for crewed operations beginning with Artemis V in 2029, and will use the rover on prior uncrewed missions, operating FLEX remotely from Earth. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/gmh9bGcN
Astrolab
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Hawthorne, California 16,020 followers
We build rovers for the Moon & Mars.
About us
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system.
Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, we are an American-owned and American-operated small business. Our team has more than five decades of experience in terrestrial and planetary robotics, electric vehicles, human spaceflight, and human intelligence field operations. Our stellar team, strategic partnerships with cutting-edge companies and institutions combine with our world-class manufacturing, integration and test facility will enable the delivery of lunar and Mars mobility solutions at maximum reliability, flexibility and cost effectiveness.
Having a strong, diverse, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values.
At Astrolab we…
Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.
Thrive in balance. Balance gives us perspective and keeps us motivated and inspired. We commit to rewarding work and a fulfilling personal life.
Seek diverse perspectives. We ask questions, engage in productive debate and offer alternatives to ensure our solutions and products are robust and a reflection of our collective best.
Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.
Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.
Check out our website for current openings and help us drive the future of planetary exploration & development!
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https://astrolab.space/
External link for Astrolab
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Hawthorne, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2019
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Hawthorne, California 90250, US
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The Human-in-The-Loop mockup of our lunar rover has been busy the past few months with astronaut testing, and now you can get an up close look at it at NASA’s booth at the Houston Auto Show! Chat with our awesome team members to learn more about the engineering that goes into creating our lunar ready vehicle, FLEX. #engineering #space #houstonautoshow
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Come visit FLEX at the Houston Auto Show! We’re exhibiting today through February 2 at the NASA booth. Get an up close look at our rover mockup that was used for astronaut testing at Johnson Space Center.
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Astrolab is searching for a quality specialist who is ready to help us land on the moon. If you’ve got a sharp eye for detail and want to play a key role in space exploration, this is your moment. 🚀🧑🚀🌑 #QualitySpecialist #AerospaceCareers #SpaceExploration #Astrolab #JoinTheMission
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This past week, Astrolab officially celebrated our 5-year anniversary. Although January 2020 probably was not the ideal time to start a company, that’s when I took the leap and started the journey to make Astrolab a reality. I left SpaceX with the dimensions of Starship’s door and a goal to build FLEX, a rover that will help make humanity a multiplanetary species. Over the past 5 years an incredible team has joined me in making that goal a reality. We have grown to a group of more than 50 people working to create multiple designs of rovers to support the future lunar economy. A thank you to everyone who has been a part of Astrolab’s journey so far, whether you gave FLEX a test drive at an event or are working to design parts for our rovers. We are incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in our first 5 years, and cannot wait to see that work pay off in the next five. -Jaret Matthews Founder & CEO, Astrolab
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Our Space Happy Hour event tomorrow has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. We are thinking of our Astrolab team and all of Los Angeles today in the midst of the LA fires. A huge thank you to the firefighters who are working to protect our community.
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Come help us kick off 2025 at the Space Happy Hour we are co-hosting with our friends at Astrolab this Thursday, January 9. Registration: https://lnkd.in/gs6fiNKt
Space Happy Hour kicks off 2025 in Denver Weds Jan 08 and in greater Los Angeles hosted at Astrolab with co-host Argo Space Corp on Thurs Jan 09. A jam packed month continues the following week in the Bay Area with events Washington D.C.. Jan 22 & Seattle Jan 23 ! We look forward to seeing you there, visit SpaceHappyHour [dot] com, to register and additional details. ⛰️ Denver - Weds Jan 08 ⛰️ at Cerebral Brewing 👨🚀 Los Angeles - Thurs Jan 09 👨🚀 at Astrolab w/ ArgoSpace 🛰️ San Francisco Bay Area - Weds Jan 15 🛰️ at The Sports Page 📡 Washington D.C. - Weds Jan 22 at Highline RxR 🛰️ Seattle. - Thurs Jan 23 at Postdoc Brewing (registration opening soon) #space #spaceindustry #spacetechnology Eileen Duong, Brianna Clark, Aimee Meyer, Chris Gil, Meyonka Gray, Aaron Mitchell, Amir Bigdeli, Sean Crouse, Gabrielle Diemand, Rachel Pearsall, SHRM-CP, Merek Chertkow
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