NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Griffin Mission One

Launch Time
NET December, 2025
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Rocket

Falcon Heavy
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $97.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 22,819 kN
Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Mission Details

Griffin Mission One

Astrobotic's Griffin lander is a lunar lander contracted by NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) program. Multiple scientific payloads will likely be included on Griffin's exterior. VIPER was previously planned as a primary payload on the Griffin lander before the VIPER project was discontinued. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.

Trans Lunar Injection

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA