Astrolab Secures NASA Crewed Lunar Rover Contract for Artemis Return
NASA has selected Astrolab as one of two providers to develop the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1), a rover designed to transport astronauts and supplies for Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, with a delivery target by 2028 under a roughly $219 million task order. CLV-1, based on Astrolab’s FLEX architecture and leveraging Venturi Space powertrain tech, weighs up to 950 kg, can reach about 10 km/h on the Moon, and will support crewed operations as well as some remote robotic tasks, with future CLV variants planned. The rover will be built with partners Axiom Space, Interlune, and Odyssey Space Research under NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program, marking a step toward sustained lunar surface mobility and a future lunar economy.