Launch
Griffin Mission One
Falcon Heavy · SpaceX · December 31, 2026
Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
- Date (UTC)
- 2026-12-31 00:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Company
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit