diff --git a/inbox/queue/2026-03-18-astrobotic-griffin1-july-2026-interlune-camera.md b/inbox/queue/2026-03-18-astrobotic-griffin1-july-2026-interlune-camera.md index 1e4e7c6f6..75c8de060 100644 --- a/inbox/queue/2026-03-18-astrobotic-griffin1-july-2026-interlune-camera.md +++ b/inbox/queue/2026-03-18-astrobotic-griffin1-july-2026-interlune-camera.md @@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ date: 2025-10-28 domain: space-development secondary_domains: [] format: news -status: unprocessed +status: enrichment priority: high tags: [clps, griffin, astrobotic, interlune, lunar-landing, he3-mapping, viper-replacement, landing-reliability] processed_by: astra processed_date: 2026-03-18 extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" +processed_by: astra +processed_date: 2026-03-19 +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" --- ## Content @@ -73,3 +76,16 @@ EXTRACTION HINT: The double-payload concentration risk (He-3 camera + LunaGrid-L - Current He-3 concentration estimates: 1.4-15 ppb in sunlit regolith, possibly 50 ppb in permanently shadowed regions (from orbital remote sensing only) - Astrobotic Peregrine mission failed January 2024 due to propellant leak - Griffin lander is first-generation hardware with no flight heritage + + +## Key Facts +- Astrobotic Griffin-1 delayed from 2025 to NET July 2026 +- Griffin-1 CLPS task order value: $322M +- Griffin-1 carries FLIP rover (Venturi Astrolab), Interlune multispectral camera, LunaGrid-Lite, and NASA/ESA/commercial payloads +- Griffin-1 target landing zone: lunar south pole near permanently shadowed regions +- Griffin-1 launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon Heavy +- Griffin-1 replaces cancelled VIPER mission (cancelled July 2024) +- Current He-3 concentration estimates: 1.4-15 ppb in sunlit regolith, possibly 50 ppb in permanently shadowed regions (from orbital remote sensing only) +- Astrobotic Peregrine mission failed January 2024 due to propellant leak +- Griffin lander is first-generation hardware with no flight heritage +- Griffin-1 delay represents ~12-18 month schedule slip