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John Thornton

John Thornton

Chief Executive, Astrobotic

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"We are done with valve issues on our landers." — at the Griffin-1 unveiling, June 2026

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Astrobotic readies Griffin-1, its second try at landing on the Moon

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Leading Griffin-1 to launch after the Peregrine failure

In January 2024, Astrobotic's first Moon lander leaked fuel hours after launch and burned up over the Pacific. It never reached the Moon. Now the Pittsburgh company is shipping a second, far bigger lander to a NASA test lab in California.

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