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May 05, 2014

Astrobotic Partners With NASA To Develop Robotic Lunar Landing Capability
Pittsburgh, PA (SPX) May 05, 2014
Astrobotic Technology has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for development of robotic lunar landing capability. Astrobotic has been selected as a partner under NASA's new Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST) initiative. NASA's call for proposals sought partners in the development of reliable and cost-effective commercial robotic lunar lander capabilities that will enable the delivery of payloads to the su ... read more

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