Rover
FLIP / FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (Venturi Astrolab)
Hawthorne, CA · Venturi Astrolab · Venturi Astrolab · 500.0 kg · planned
Venturi Astrolab FLIP tech-demo rover on Griffin-1 maturing FLEX/LTV-relevant mobility, power, and avionics.
Spec
Mass 500 kg.
FLIP, the FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform, is the Venturi Astrolab demonstration rover on Griffin-1. It matures mobility, power, and avionics for FLEX and the lunar terrain vehicle at the lunar south pole.
Mission brief
On Griffin-1, NET late 2026, FLIP flies as the rover cargo on the Moon Base II flight under the TO20A delivery.
Schematic
Venturi supplies the wheels and the battery. Interstellar Mapping provides subsurface and thermal geospatial intelligence on hydrogen bearing volatiles, and those findings guide where FLIP takes surface water and ice measurements. The rover job sits under the Griffin-1 TO20A delivery.