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.
As the result of an initial collaboration, Venturi Astrolab’s FLIP lunar rover will be deployed on the Moon during the second half of 2026, on an Astrobotic‘s mission. Venturi Astrolab’s CLV-1 rover will then be deployed in 2028 as part of NASA’s Artemis IV mission.
Finally, around 2030, MONA LUNA, Venturi Space’s 100% European lunar rover, could be sent to the lunar South Pole.
FLIP
Mission: Late 2026 with Astrobotic and Venturi Astrolab, Inc.
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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
CLV-1
Mission : 2028 avec la NASA et Venturi Astrolab, Inc. · Artemis IV
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Weight: 950 kg -
Batteries, hyper-deformable wheels and battery management system Venturi Space -
Site: Moon -
Speed (max): 10 km/h -
Designed to survive multiple lunar nights -
Powered by electric drive -
Solar panel charging
FLEX-C
Mission: 2028 with SpaceX and Venturi Astrolab, Inc.
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2028: 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 -
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
MONA LUNA
Developped for ESA and CNES
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Could be transported by Ariane 64 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 -
Solar panel charging -
Designed to survive multiple lunar nights -
Autonomous mobility capabilities
FLEX MARS
From the Moon to Mars
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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.
“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.”