The agreement with Astrolab marks SpaceX's first commercial contract for transporting cargo to the Moon with its upcoming megarocket.
that SpaceX would use its Starship launch and landing system to transport the Flexible Logistics and Exploration rover to the surface of the Moon by mid-2026. The rover will be carrying around 2,200 pounds of customer cargo to the Moon, the details of which will be announced soon.with one goal in mind: supporting a sustainable presence of humans on the Moon.
to the Moon, as well as transport two astronauts across the lunar surface. FLEX is also designed with a robotic arm and science mast similar to NASA’s Mars roversn with Earth. The idea is for the FLEX rover fleet to also one day go to Mars and support a human presence on the Red Planet, according to Astrolab.
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