Startup profile for Astrobotic: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Astrobotic funding, valuation and investors

Commercial lunar landers, rovers, and lunar logistics — CMU-rooted Pittsburgh Moon Base ops.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Not publicly disclosed

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired · Pittsburgh, PA

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-26

Overview

Astrobotic Technology is a Pittsburgh space robotics company founded in 2007 (Carnegie Mellon roots; Red Whittaker among founders). It builds lunar landers (Peregrine, Griffin), rovers, and related navigation/power systems under NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) and commercial contracts. Peregrine Mission One launched January 8, 2024; the lander did not complete a soft lunar landing. On July 13, 2026, Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) completed its acquisition of Astrobotic; the business continues lunar operations from Pittsburgh as Voyager Lunar Systems under continuing leadership of John Thornton.

Why Astrobotic is interesting

Pittsburgh’s CLPS lunar delivery story: Peregrine Mission One launched Jan 2024; Voyager Technologies completed acquisition July 13, 2026 and rebranded the unit Voyager Lunar Systems while keeping the Pittsburgh Moon Base hub.

Product & use cases

Lunar landers and surface systems for payload delivery, plus spacecraft navigation and lunar power technologies sold to NASA and commercial customers.

  • NASA CLPS lunar payload delivery
  • Commercial lunar surface access
  • Lunar power and navigation subsystems

Key facts

  • Acquired by Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) — close announced July 13, 2026 (Voyager / SpaceNews)
  • HQ / Moon Base: 1016 N Lincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, PA — remains Voyager Lunar Systems hub
  • Peregrine Mission One launched Jan 8, 2024 on ULA Vulcan Centaur (CLPS)
  • Founded 2007; CMU robotics lineage (Red Whittaker)

Funding history (newest first)

Acquisition

2026-07 Up to ~$300M incl. earnouts (reported)
  • Voyager Technologies (lead)

Source: https://spacenews.com/voyager-completes-acquisition-of-astrobotic/

Competitive landscape

Edge: Operational Pittsburgh lunar logistics facility plus multi-mission CLPS awards versus private-only peers without a landed delivery track record.

  • Intuitive Machines direct

    Houston CLPS lunar lander peer (Nasdaq: LUNR).

  • Firefly Aerospace direct

    CLPS lunar lander competitor.

  • SpaceX HLS path adjacent

    Different architecture/scale for lunar access.

Notable stories

  • After the Voyager close, Astrobotic’s Pittsburgh Moon Base was positioned as the center of Voyager’s lunar program rather than relocating ops to a coastal HQ (Voyager press, Jul 2026).

Industries

Space Tech Robotics Deep Tech

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FAQs about Astrobotic

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Astrobotic builds commercial lunar landers, rovers, and related lunar logistics systems for NASA CLPS and commercial customers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Moon Base at 1016 N Lincoln Ave.
Yes — Voyager Technologies completed the acquisition on July 13, 2026; the unit operates as Voyager Lunar Systems.
Peregrine Mission One launched January 8, 2024 but did not complete a soft lunar landing.
Founded in 2007 with Carnegie Mellon robotics roots; Red Whittaker is among the founding associates commonly cited.
Both are CLPS lunar delivery providers; Intuitive Machines is Houston-public (LUNR); Astrobotic is Pittsburgh-based and now part of Voyager.
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