An image of a space view to our planet earth from moon
US PROGRAMME
Venturi Astrolab, Inc., a strategic partner of Venturi Space
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. originally launched the lunar rover programme
Venturi Astrolab, Inc.’s rovers: who’s doing what?
Venturi Space, invents, studies, designs and manufactures mobility solutions capable of handling the extreme environmental conditions found on the Moon and Mars.
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is the developer, manufacturer, and operator of these multi-purpose rovers, designed by Sacha Lakic.
Together, the two entities are working on the design and manufacture of lunar rovers intended to meet the growing demand from institutions, companies and scientific organisations in the American and European markets.
TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY VENTURI SPACE
From design
to operation
When it came to designing the lunar rover, Venturi Astrolab, Inc. went back to the drawing board. While relying on partner Venturi Space to providing the batteries and wheels (see below), the US firm is handling the architecture, primary structure, mechanics, control software, avionics, assembly, and acceptance testing.
FLIP: LATE 2026 WITH ASTROBOTIC
A Rover to Deliver Small Payloads
Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver Venturi Astrolab’s FLIP rover to the South Pole of the Moon as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) with delivery scheduled late 2026.
As a strategic partner, Venturi Space plays a critical role in this mission in the development of FLIP. We design and manufacture the rover’s hyper-deformable wheels and high-performance batteries, ensuring optimal mobility and power supply in the Moon’s extreme environment.
Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver Venturi Astrolab’s FLIP rover to the South Pole of the Moon as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) with delivery scheduled late 2026.
As a strategic partner, Venturi Space plays a critical role in this mission in the development of FLIP. We design and manufacture the rover’s hyper-deformable wheels and high-performance batteries, ensuring optimal mobility and power supply in the Moon’s extreme environment.
CLV-1: 2028 ARTEMIS IV MISSION
Venturi Astrolab’s CLV-1 rover will be deployed in 2028 as part of NASA’s Artemis IV mission.
NASA announced that it has selected the US-based company Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign, advancing the agency’s plans to establish sustained surface mobility at the lunar South Pole.
The CLV-1 rover was developed in response to NASA’s revised approach to lunar surface mobility, which calls for smaller rovers delivered on an accelerated timeline. Adapted from Astrolab’s FLEX rover architecture, the Crewed Lunar Vehicle is designed primarily to transport astronauts and their supplies, while also being capable of conducting certain surface operations remotely. Under the task order announced by NASA, Astrolab and its teammates will develop and deliver CLV-1 and related services to support crewed and robotic surface missions. NASA anticipates that the rovers funded by these awards will reach the Moon by 2028.
Venturi Space, strategic partner of Astrolab, is supplying CLV-1 with three critical subsystems that underpin its mobility, energy endurance and operational reliability.
NASA announced that it has selected the US-based company Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign, advancing the agency’s plans to establish sustained surface mobility at the lunar South Pole.
The CLV-1 rover was developed in response to NASA’s revised approach to lunar surface mobility, which calls for smaller rovers delivered on an accelerated timeline. Adapted from Astrolab’s FLEX rover architecture, the Crewed Lunar Vehicle is designed primarily to transport astronauts and their supplies, while also being capable of conducting certain surface operations remotely. Under the task order announced by NASA, Astrolab and its teammates will develop and deliver CLV-1 and related services to support crewed and robotic surface missions. NASA anticipates that the rovers funded by these awards will reach the Moon by 2028.
Venturi Space, strategic partner of Astrolab, is supplying CLV-1 with three critical subsystems that underpin its mobility, energy endurance and operational reliability.
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.”
