Voyager Technologies announced that it completed its acquisition of Astrobotic Technology. The close comes as NASA awarded two new lunar lander missions to the company, including an approximately $298 million task order announced on June 30.
The milestones position Voyager as a more fully integrated commercial lunar platform. Astrobotic will now operate as Voyager Lunar Systems, the company’s dedicated lunar operations business.
Voyager Lunar Systems will remain headquartered at Astrobotic’s Moon Base facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Astrobotic CEO John Thornton will continue leading the business as part of Voyager’s executive team, and the company’s propulsion and test facility will continue operating from Mojave, California.
The new NASA award was made through the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity framework. NASA is accelerating its Moon Base program through the Ignition initiative, including the CS-8 competitive procurement, targeting up to 30 robotic lunar landings beginning in 2027.
Voyager said the $298 million task order was not part of the company’s profile when it announced its intent to acquire Astrobotic on June 2. The company said that timing underscores the strategic importance of the acquisition.
Under the award, Voyager’s Peregrine-2 is scheduled to launch in 2028. The mission will deliver three NASA-directed payloads to a landing site near the Gruithuisen Domes, a set of extinct lunar volcanic domes on the near side of the Moon.
The investigations are designed to support future human exploration of the Moon. They will measure the lunar radiation environment, study how a lander’s engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during touchdown, and provide a long-term navigational reference point for future spacecraft operating on and around the Moon.
Voyager said data from the mission will help reduce risk for future lunar missions and support NASA’s Artemis campaign. The award also adds to the company’s growing cadence of lunar missions.
Voyager Lunar Systems is also advancing Griffin Mission One toward launch. Developed under the CLPS initiative and announced as NASA’s Moon Base II, Griffin Mission One has departed Pittsburgh for environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Griffin Mission One mission will carry 10 payloads, including payloads from NASA, the European Space Agency, and commercial customers, to the lunar South Pole. Launch is targeted no earlier than November 2026.
Voyager is a defense technology and space solutions company focused on mission-ready systems for the U.S. and partner nations. Its capabilities span propulsion, energetics, advanced electronics, mission management, and space exploration.
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“As America marks 250 years, the next chapter of this nation’s leadership begins on the lunar surface. Our company reflects American ingenuity built across generations – and today, we’re building the infrastructure that will anchor the country’s presence on the Moon.”
Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Voyager Technologies
“Astrobotic was built to make the Moon accessible to the world and joining Voyager will hit the accelerator on that mission for our customers. As space becomes increasingly important to our nation’s security and prosperity, our work on the Moon has never been more relevant. As Voyager Lunar Systems, we’ll continue building capabilities that advance both American leadership in space and our national interests.”
John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic Technology
