Moon

384 000 km
from Earth

Shackleton

129.78°E
-89.67°S

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Our
rovers

Drawing on its experience in the field of electric land vehicles, Venturi Space has a dual ambition: to collaborate with both NASA and ESA.

Rovers designed for the autonomous transport of astronauts and equipment

From Monaco to Los Angeles, via Switzerland and Toulouse

Venturi Space, a strategic partner of Venturi Astrolab, Inc., has filed 40 patents and is currently advancing preparations for its initial lunar missions.

In early 2026, the FLIP rover is scheduled with SpaceX, followed in 2027 by the FLEX rover, which has been preselected by NASA as part of its Artemis programme targeting human return to the Moon by 2030.

Additionally, Venturi Space is also submitting its proprietary lunar mobility solution to the European Space Agency.

FLIP

Mission: 2026 with Astrobotic and Venturi Astrolab, Inc.

  • Partnering with Venturi Astrolab Inc. and Astrobotic
  • Weight: 450 kg
  • Batteries and hyper-deformable wheels Venturi Space
  • Commercial payload capacity (max): 10 kg
  • Site: Moon
  • Speed (max): 20 km/h
  • Lift-off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket
  • Semi-autonomous driving
  • Technology and operations pathfinder
  • Powered by electric drive
  • Solar panel charging
  • Operated remotely from Earth
  • Designed to survive multiple lunar nights

FLEX

Mission: 2027 with SpaceX and Venturi Astrolab, Inc.

  • 2027: launch with the Starship of SpaceX
  • Weight: 1,4 t
  • Batteries and hyper-deformable wheels Venturi Space
  • Commercial payload capacity (max): 1 500 kg
  • Site: Moon
  • Speed (max): 20 km/h
  • Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is part of one of the three consortiums pre-selected by NASA for the Artemis V mission in 2030
  • Features 4 independent flanks, each with suspension
  • Operable by astronauts on the lunar surface or from Earth
  • Designed to survive multiple lunar nights
  • Powered by electric drive
  • Solar panel charging
  • Multiple drive modes

MONALUNA

Developped for ESA and CNES

  • Could be transported by Ariane 6.4 and the Argonaut Lander
  • Weight: 750 kg
  • Designed and built by Venturi Space
  • Speed (max): 20 km/h
  • Site: Moon
  • Target date: 2030
  • Delivery of European scientific instruments
  • Manipulation of instuments by a robotic arm
  • Powered by electric drive
  • Autonomous mobility capabilities
  • Solar panel charging
  • Designed to survive multiple lunar nights

FLEX

From the Moon to Mars

  • Concept of a versatile Mars rover by Venturi Astrolab, Inc.
  • Weight: 1,5 t
  • Batteries and hyper-deformable wheels Venturi Space
  • Site: Mars
  • Response to the US decision to advance Mars exploration missions
  • Speed (max): 20 km/h
  • Leveraging the foundation and technologies of the FLEX lunar rover
  • Intended for private and public institutions
  • Autonomous mobility capabilities
  • Integrated drill and probe
  • Solar panel charging
  • Remote control

Technologies developed by Venturi Space

Three state-of-the-art technologies developed at three sites: Monaco for the batteries, Switzerland for the wheels and France for onboard management systems.

Deformable Hyper-deformable wheels

Venturi Space has reinvented the wheel

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Efficient Batteries

Design | Manufacture | Assembly

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Matured Onboard management systems

Software | Assembly of rovers

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“With two decades’ experience of terrestrial vehicle innovation, we have all the expertise needed to support Venturi Astrolab, Inc.
As strategic partners, we’re proud to be involved in designing and developing this rover.”

Gildo Pastor President of Venturi and Venturi Space
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