Astrobotic's Griffin-1 clears integration, targets Q4 lunar landing
Astrobotic unveiled its fully integrated Griffin-1 lunar lander June 15, positioned as NASA's 'infrastructure-class' cargo workhorse for Moon Base with a 625 kg payload capacity and Q4 2026 Falcon Heavy launch.
NASA fires 120-kW thruster, setting U.S. electric propulsion record
NASA's JPL tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at 120 kilowatts, the highest power electric propulsion system ever fired in the U.S., advancing deep-space mission architecture.