Astrolab
Astrolab designs and develops commercial planetary rovers and mobility systems to enable sustainable human and robotic operations on the Moon and Mars. Its flagship product is the Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover, a multi-purpose, modular vehicle designed for lunar surface logistics, exploration, and infrastructure support.
verified 17 July 2026
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- Founded: 2019/2020↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
- HQ: Hawthorne, California, United States↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
- Key product: FLEX rover↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
- Notable partner: NASA↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab
- Notable partner: Venturi Group↗ Venturi Astrolab — United States Space Company: Profile, Funding, Leadership & News↗ Astrolab Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ↗ Astrolab↗ Astrolab Company Profile - Office Locations, Competitors, Revenue, Financials, Employees, Key People, Subsidiaries | Craft.co↗ Astrolab↗ About – Astrolab
- FLEX rover also referred to as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) in mission context↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15
- Lunar mission scheduled to launch in 2026, carrying four NASA payloads via non-reimbursable Space Act Agreements↗ NASA's Lunar Exploration: Astrolab's Rover Mission & Future Plans (2026) · 2026-07-15
- Selected by NASA under STRIDE initiative for Mars surface mobility systems development (contracts totaling $17M across seven companies)↗ NASA Selects Seven Companies to Develop Mars Surface Mobility Systems, Contracts Worth $17 Million - Wedoany · 2026-07-13
- FLIP rover completed vibration testing with positive initial results↗ Instagram
Recent developments
Astrolab's FLIP rover successfully completed vibration testing, with all initial indications from the test reported as positive, clearing another major pre-launch hurdle.
Read more ↗instagram.com18 JulNASA selected seven companies, including Astrolab, to qualify for contracts under the STRIDE (Science and Transport and Deployment and Exploration Robotics Innovation) initiative to develop Mars surface mobility systems, with contracts worth $17 million in total.
Read more ↗en.wedoany.com13 JulAstrolab's FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover mission is set to launch later in 2026, carrying four NASA payloads provided through non-reimbursable Space Act Agreements.
Read more ↗ahslac.org15 Jul