Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
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SpaceX
Falcon Heavy
Griffin Mission One
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T-0 (UTC)00:00 UTC
LanceurFalcon Heavy
StatutTBD
T-0 (UTC)30 novembre 2026 à 00:00 UTC
LanceurFalcon Heavy
Pas de tirLaunch Complex 39A
PaysUSA
TypeLunar Exploration
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