Griffin-1 Completes Rigorous NASA JPL Environmental Testing

Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 lander finished three months of comprehensive environmental trials at NASA JPL in September 2026, confirming it can withstand launch vibrations and the thermal extremes of space before its late 2026 launch.

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  1. The Brutal Five-Stage Test Campaign: Engineers subjected the 2,789-pound spacecraft to mass property measurements, acoustic blasts reaching 153 decibels, and intense vibration 'shaker table' testing to simulate the Falcon Heavy rocket launch.
  2. JPL's Historic 25-Foot Space Simulator: The lander's final qualification occurred in this historic thermal vacuum chamber, which mimics the airless, temperature-fluctuating environment of the lunar surface.
  3. Payload Manifest for Nobile Crater: Griffin-1 is set to deliver over 1,100 pounds of cargo, including the massive Astrolab FLEX lunar rover, to the lunar South Pole under the CLPS initiative. FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform

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