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Astrolab

Astrolab designs, builds and operates multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers for cargo, crewed transport and science on the lunar surface, from Hawthorne, California.

Astrolab designs, builds and operates a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers intended to extend humanity's presence in the solar system. Its flagship, the FLEX Rover, is a multi-functional vehicle built for cargo delivery, crewed transportation and scientific exploration on the lunar surface. The company is based in Hawthorne, California.

The firm is also developing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle System under a NASA contract, a programme intended to help Artemis astronauts explore the Moon's surface on future missions. Work spans planetary rover engineering, space systems design, robotics, lunar surface mobility, and hardware testing for space environments.

Astrolab's engineering team includes NASA veterans, former SpaceX engineers and JPL alumni. The company describes its culture as one of experimentation and iteration, with rigorous testing of hardware to endure harsh space environments, and places collaboration at the centre of its operations.

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