Avalon Space supplies a series of science, exploration, and sustainable development experiments/payloads to Astrolab (Venturi Astrolab, Inc.) for integration and operation on the FLEX lunar rover during Mission 1, scheduled to launch on SpaceX Starship as early as mid-2026 (contract announced November 2023, part of an aggregate $160M+ payload contract value across eight customers).
Relationship research recordDevelops FLEX, a modular lunar rover for cargo, science, and future crew operations.
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Suppliers & service providers to Astrolab
Avalon Space— customer2 connectionsTell me more
Avalon Space supplies a suite of lunar science, exploration, and sustainable-development experiments/payloads to Astrolab for integration and operation on the FLEX lunar rover during Astrolab Mission 1 (announcement included in Astrolab’s November 21, 2023 payload disclosure; Mission 1 targeted for launch on SpaceX Starship, mid‑2026 timeframe).
Relationship research recordSpaceX— launch services2 connectionsTell me more
SpaceX provides launch services for Astrolab's FLEX rover on a Starship commercial lunar lander for Mission 1 (contract announced March 2023, mission targeted for mid-2026 or later).
Relationship research recordSpaceX provides launch services to Astrolab by carrying Astrolab's FLEX rover as a rideshare payload on a Starship commercial lander intended to deliver the rover to the lunar south pole; Astrolab announced a SpaceX Starship agreement for FLEX launch.
Relationship research recordInterstellar Lab— customer · mission user / payload customer2 connectionsTell me more
Interstellar Lab supplies BLOOM lunar greenhouse payload (automated small greenhouse / plant pod) for lunar surface installation and research as part of Mission Little Prince on Astrolab Mission 1 (announced May 2023, target mid-2026).
Relationship research recordInterstellar Lab will supply transparent controlled-environment plant pods (Mission LITTLE PRINCE payloads) and associated payload hardware and data to Astrolab for deployment on Astrolab’s FLEX rover on Astrolab Mission 1 to the lunar surface (announcement Nov 3, 2023).
Relationship research recordLifeShip— mission user / payload hostTell me more
LifeShip supplies its Luna Pyramid capsule (containing plant seeds, DNA of 500 species, human genome archive, and community art) to Astrolab to fly aboard the FLIP lunar rover (NET December 2025).
Relationship research recordAstrobotic— customerTell me more
Astrobotic delivers Astrolab's FLEX Lunar & Explorer Rover (FLIP) as the primary payload on Griffin Mission One to the lunar South Pole (targeted 2026).
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Avalon Space— customer · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Astrolab provides payload deployment services on its FLEX rover (Mission 1, targeted 2026) for Avalon Space's series of science, exploration, and sustainable development experiments (contract announced November 2023, part of $160M+ in contracts).
Relationship research recordAstrolab provides payload deployment and mission operation services via its FLEX lunar rover (Mission 1) to Avalon Space, enabling Avalon’s series of lunar science, exploration, and sustainable-development experiments to be delivered and operated on the Moon (contract publicly announced as part of Astrolab’s November 2023 payload disclosures; Mission 1 targeted for launch on SpaceX Starship as early as mid‑2026).
Relationship research recordLifeShip— customer · launch services / mission operator (supplier)2 connectionsTell me more
Astrolab provides payload deployment services on its FLEX rover (Mission 1, targeted 2026) for LifeShip's capsule carrying a DNA seed bank and data archive (contract announced November 2023, part of $160M+ in contracts).
Relationship research recordAstrolab is the lunar lander provider that LifeShip contracted to deliver a capsule containing LifeShip's DNA seed bank and data archive to the lunar surface (LifeShip announced intent to use Astrolab's FLEX lander to deliver their capsule).
Relationship research recordInterstellar Lab— customer · program partner / launch services (via Astrolab) · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Astrolab provides payload deployment services on its FLEX rover (Mission 1, targeted 2026) for Interstellar Lab's two small pods carrying plants to study growth in the lunar environment (contract announced November 2023, part of $160M+ in contracts).
Relationship research recordAstrolab provides lunar payload integration and mission services (FLEX rover deployment on Astrolab Mission 1) enabling Interstellar Lab to deliver Mission LITTLE PRINCE plant payloads to the lunar surface; Astrolab will use SpaceX Starship for transport (announcement Nov 3, 2023).
Relationship research recordAstrolab provides FLEX rover integration, deployment, and installation services to deploy Interstellar Lab's BLOOM lunar greenhouse payload on the lunar surface as part of Mission Little Prince / Astrolab Mission 1 (announced May 2023, target mid-2026).
Relationship research recordNASA— customer / program recipientTell me more
Astrolab was selected by NASA (as one of two providers) to deliver a crewed lunar rover (the Crewed Lunar Vehicle, CLV-1) to support Artemis lunar surface operations, making NASA a direct customer/mission user of Astrolab’s CLV capability.
Relationship research recordArgo Space Corp.— customerTell me more
Astrolab provides payload deployment services on its FLEX rover (Mission 1, targeted 2026) for Argo Space Corp.'s demonstration of technology to extract low-concentration water from lunar regolith (contract announced November 2023, part of $160M+ in contracts).
Relationship research recordAstrolab program partners
Odyssey Space Research, LLC— mission user · program partner5 connectionsTell me more
Odyssey is identified as a partner to Astrolab in press materials announcing Astrolab’s selection (by NASA) to provide a lunar rover for Artemis; Odyssey therefore serves Astrolab on lunar-rover mission development and potential mission use cases.
Relationship research recordOdyssey Space Research is a teammate/partner with Astrolab (alongside Axiom Space and Interlune) on the NASA-awarded CLV-1 crewed lunar rover contract under the Lunar Terrain Vehicle program (awarded May 2026).
Relationship research recordOdyssey Space Research is listed as a partner/teammate with Astrolab supplying flight software, simulation, GNC, flight dynamics, and operations expertise to the Astrolab-led team developing the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1) for NASA’s Artemis program.
Relationship research recordOdyssey Space Research supplies its ENCORE™ flight software framework and STAGE™ development and test ecosystem to Astrolab and serves as the principal development partner for flight software, simulation/training, safety & mission assurance, and related systems engineering for the FLEX lunar rover (and FLIP technology demonstrator) under NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle / Artemis programs; ongoing since at least 2024 with first flight software deployment targeted for late 2025.
Relationship research recordAstrolab is a named partner in Odyssey press releases about lunar-rover initiatives; Astrolab’s selection for lunar rover work is announced alongside mention of Odyssey as a partner, indicating a collaborative partnership that enables joint lunar-rover development and operations work.
Relationship research recordVermeer Corporation— program partner / integrator collaboratorTell me more
Vermeer Corporation's excavation technology (supplied to Interlune) is being integrated with Astrolab's FLEX rover concept via Interlune collaboration; Vermeer-supplied excavation capability is intended to enable Astrolab/Interlune missions for harvesting resources and building lunar infrastructure.
Relationship research recordAxiom Space— program partner · program partner / mission user (teammate)2 connectionsTell me more
Axiom Space is a teammate/partner with Astrolab (alongside Interlune and Odyssey) on the NASA-awarded CLV-1 crewed lunar rover contract under the Lunar Terrain Vehicle program (awarded May 2026).
Relationship research recordAstrolab is a teammate with Axiom Space on the NASA award to provide the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1); Axiom and Astrolab will collaborate to deliver surface mobility for Artemis, with Astrolab supplying the rover capability as part of the joint effort.
Relationship research recordInterlune— customer · program partner · 1 more roles5 connectionsTell me more
Interlune supplies a multispectral camera payload (developed in partnership with NASA Ames) to fly on Astrolab’s FLIP rover mission to measure helium-3 in lunar regolith (announced August 2025; mission upcoming).
Relationship research recordInterlune is a teammate/partner with Astrolab (alongside Axiom Space and Odyssey) on the NASA-awarded CLV-1 crewed lunar rover contract (awarded May 2026) and collaborates on technology for harvesting lunar resources and building infrastructure (announced March 2026).
Relationship research recordInterlune is listed as a teammate with Astrolab on the NASA award (Astrolab together with Axiom, Interlune and Odyssey were selected to deliver the CLV-1), providing partnership and integration support to Astrolab’s crewed lunar vehicle effort.
Relationship research recordAstrolab provides its FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover and Flexible Logistics and Exploration Vehicle (FLEX) as the platform to host and integrate Interlune’s multispectral camera payload and excavation technology for lunar missions, with ongoing collaboration including hardware testing in Houston (partnership announced and active 2025–2026).
Relationship research recordInterlune published the announcement that Astrolab was selected by NASA to provide the CLV-1; Interlune acts as a teammate in the Artemis CLV program and therefore is a direct mission partner that will use/support Astrolab’s rover capability.
Relationship research recordAstroport Space Technologies, Inc.— program partnerTell me more
Astroport Space Technologies, Inc. supplies proprietary autonomous construction tools (including excavator payloads, graders, compactors, sievers, and regolith sorting/sieving equipment) and integrates them with Astrolab's FLEX rover platform for lunar site preparation, landing pads, roads, and infrastructure; includes successful excavator demo and MOU for payload deployment and regolith processing tests (February 2026 onward).
Relationship research recordGovernment awards & missions
Mission 1— commercial-lunar-rover-mission-operatorTell me more
Astrolab is organizing its Mission 1 commercial FLEX rover mission to deploy customer payloads on the lunar surface. · FLEX payload logistics and deployment, with SpaceX contracted for lunar transport.
Astrolab describes Mission 1 as its commercial FLEX payload-deployment mission and disclosed eight enterprise customer agreements.
mission contextGriffin Mission One— rover-mission-participantTell me more
Astrolab is flying FLIP as a mobile payload and technology-demonstration rover on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One. · Lunar south-pole FLIP deployment, payload operations, and technology maturation for FLEX.
Astrolab identifies Griffin-1 as FLIP’s lunar deployment mission and NASA identifies FLIP as Griffin cargo.
mission contextArtemis— mission-mobility-providerTell me more
Astrolab is developing CLV-1 to transport Artemis astronauts and supplies and to support remote surface operations at the lunar south pole. · Artemis lunar-surface mobility and Moon Base buildout.
NASA characterizes CLV-1 as an Artemis lunar rover for astronaut transport, supplies, and remote operations.
mission contextNASA— customer-lunar-mobility-service-providerTell me more
Astrolab is building and delivering its CLV-1 crewed lunar rover and associated surface-mobility services for NASA under a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services task order. · Phase 1 High Achievability Mission task order under Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services; CLV-1 is intended for crewed and uncrewed lunar-surface operations.
NASA announced a $219 million firm-fixed-price task order to Astrolab to build and deliver the first phase of lunar terrain vehicles; Astrolab’s vehicle is CLV-1.
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