Promise Ledger

Astrobotic: public spaceflight commitments

Lunar lander company (Peregrine, Griffin). These are the dated public commitments by Astrobotic and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.

4 entries: 1 missed; 3 revised.

Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.

This first release is a selection, and a short record is not a complete record. Each programme milestone enters the ledger at its earliest dated public commitment we can find in a primary source, for governments and companies alike. Later dated commitments for the same milestone are shown on that one entry as a revision chain, oldest first, rather than as separate entries.

Entries

Met

Met late

Missed

Revised

Pending

What the statuses mean

Missed:: the deadline passed without it (confirmed).
Revised:: the date or quantity was moved before it came due.

Entries, soonest deadline first

First Astrobotic CLPS delivery (Peregrine) by July 2021
Revised · worded as a target
Landing · Astrobotic
“Astrobotic of Pittsburgh has been awarded $79.5 million and has proposed to fly as many as 14 payloads to Lacus Mortis, a large crater on the near side of the Moon, by July 2021.”
Said May 31, 2019. Source: NASA: NASA Selects First Commercial Moon Landing Services for Artemis Program (May 31, 2019, award list, Astrobotic item)
Context: Date proposed by the company, published in NASA's CLPS award release.
Deadline
“by July 2021”, read as Jul 31, 2021 (month precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Astrobotic's first CLPS lander makes a successful soft landing with its payloads.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Apr 20, 2021: “The radiation sensor will be integrated with Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, set to launch in late 2021 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.” (new date as stated: launch in late 2021). MissedSource: Astrobotic: DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic (Apr 20, 2021)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: missed.
Outcome: Peregrine Mission One launched on 2024-01-08 and did not land; Astrobotic confirmed its controlled re-entry over the South Pacific on 2024-01-18. Griffin-1 had not launched by 2026-09-26.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Final Update for Peregrine Mission One (Jan 19, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Peregrine launch in Q4 2022
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Astrobotic
“Its unveiling is a sign of Peregrine’s state of readiness as it moves closer to its launch date, scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.”
Said Apr 20, 2022. Source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model (Apr 20, 2022, paragraph 1 (dateline 'Pittsburgh, PA, April 20, 2022'))
Deadline
“the fourth quarter of this year”, read as Dec 31, 2022 (quarter precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Peregrine lifts off.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Nov 16, 2022: “The spacecraft is now headed to test facilities for final acceptance testing before its first launch to the Moon in Q1 2023.” (new date as stated: Q1 2023, read as Mar 31, 2023). Met lateSource: Astrobotic: Peregrine Spacecraft on the Move (Nov 16, 2022)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met late.
Outcome: Peregrine launched at 2:18 a.m. ET on 2024-01-08 on the first Vulcan flight (Astrobotic). (Jan 8, 2024, 283 days after the latest deadline)
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic's Peregrine Launches to the Moon (Jan 8, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Peregrine lunar landing on February 23, 2024
Missed · worded as a target
Landing · Astrobotic
“Peregrine will then dwell in a stable orbit and perform system checkouts before attempting a historic landing on February 23, 2024”
Said Dec 19, 2023. Source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic Peregrine Fueled & Ready for Lunar Mission (Dec 19, 2023, final paragraph (beginning 'About 40 minutes after separation from ULA's Vulcan rocket'))
Context: Release stating Peregrine was fueled and targeting launch on Vulcan on January 8, 2024.
Deadline
“February 23, 2024”, read as Feb 23, 2024 (day precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Peregrine soft-lands on the Moon.
Outcome: Astrobotic confirmed Peregrine's controlled re-entry over the South Pacific on 2024-01-18. No landing took place.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Final Update for Peregrine Mission One (Jan 19, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Griffin-1 launch in a window opening July 2026
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Astrobotic
“The team is targeting the next viable launch window, which opens in July 2026.”
Said Oct 24, 2025. Source: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Mission Update (Oct 24, 2025, paragraph beginning 'With engine qualification testing underway')
Deadline
“the next viable launch window, which opens in July 2026” (no earlier than), read as Jul 31, 2026 (month precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Griffin-1 lifts off.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Jun 15, 2026: “The spacecraft is completing final integration activities and is scheduled to launch in late 2026.” (new date as stated: late 2026, read as Dec 31, 2026). PendingSource: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Unveiled Ahead of Environmental Testing (Jun 15, 2026)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: Griffin-1 had not launched by 2026-09-26.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Unveiled Ahead of Environmental Testing (Jun 15, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry

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Astrobotic: public spaceflight commitments

Lunar lander company (Peregrine, Griffin). These are the dated public commitments by Astrobotic and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.

4 entries: 1 missed; 3 revised.

Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.

Entries

Met

Met late

Missed

Revised

Pending

What the statuses mean

Missed:: the deadline passed without it (confirmed).
Revised:: the date or quantity was moved before it came due.

Entries, soonest deadline first

First Astrobotic CLPS delivery (Peregrine) by July 2021
Revised · worded as a target
Landing · Astrobotic
“Astrobotic of Pittsburgh has been awarded $79.5 million and has proposed to fly as many as 14 payloads to Lacus Mortis, a large crater on the near side of the Moon, by July 2021.”
Said May 31, 2019. Source: NASA: NASA Selects First Commercial Moon Landing Services for Artemis Program (May 31, 2019, award list, Astrobotic item)
Context: Date proposed by the company, published in NASA's CLPS award release.
Deadline
“by July 2021”, read as Jul 31, 2021 (month precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Astrobotic's first CLPS lander makes a successful soft landing with its payloads.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Apr 20, 2021: “The radiation sensor will be integrated with Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, set to launch in late 2021 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.” (new date as stated: launch in late 2021). MissedSource: Astrobotic: DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic (Apr 20, 2021)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: missed.
Outcome: Peregrine Mission One launched on 2024-01-08 and did not land; Astrobotic confirmed its controlled re-entry over the South Pacific on 2024-01-18. Griffin-1 had not launched by 2026-09-26.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Final Update for Peregrine Mission One (Jan 19, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Peregrine launch in Q4 2022
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Astrobotic
“Its unveiling is a sign of Peregrine’s state of readiness as it moves closer to its launch date, scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.”
Said Apr 20, 2022. Source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model (Apr 20, 2022, paragraph 1 (dateline 'Pittsburgh, PA, April 20, 2022'))
Deadline
“the fourth quarter of this year”, read as Dec 31, 2022 (quarter precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Peregrine lifts off.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Nov 16, 2022: “The spacecraft is now headed to test facilities for final acceptance testing before its first launch to the Moon in Q1 2023.” (new date as stated: Q1 2023, read as Mar 31, 2023). Met lateSource: Astrobotic: Peregrine Spacecraft on the Move (Nov 16, 2022)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: met late.
Outcome: Peregrine launched at 2:18 a.m. ET on 2024-01-08 on the first Vulcan flight (Astrobotic). (Jan 8, 2024, 283 days after the latest deadline)
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic's Peregrine Launches to the Moon (Jan 8, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Peregrine lunar landing on February 23, 2024
Missed · worded as a target
Landing · Astrobotic
“Peregrine will then dwell in a stable orbit and perform system checkouts before attempting a historic landing on February 23, 2024”
Said Dec 19, 2023. Source: Astrobotic: Astrobotic Peregrine Fueled & Ready for Lunar Mission (Dec 19, 2023, final paragraph (beginning 'About 40 minutes after separation from ULA's Vulcan rocket'))
Context: Release stating Peregrine was fueled and targeting launch on Vulcan on January 8, 2024.
Deadline
“February 23, 2024”, read as Feb 23, 2024 (day precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Peregrine soft-lands on the Moon.
Outcome: Astrobotic confirmed Peregrine's controlled re-entry over the South Pacific on 2024-01-18. No landing took place.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Final Update for Peregrine Mission One (Jan 19, 2024)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Griffin-1 launch in a window opening July 2026
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Astrobotic
“The team is targeting the next viable launch window, which opens in July 2026.”
Said Oct 24, 2025. Source: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Mission Update (Oct 24, 2025, paragraph beginning 'With engine qualification testing underway')
Deadline
“the next viable launch window, which opens in July 2026” (no earlier than), read as Jul 31, 2026 (month precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Griffin-1 lifts off.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Jun 15, 2026: “The spacecraft is completing final integration activities and is scheduled to launch in late 2026.” (new date as stated: late 2026, read as Dec 31, 2026). PendingSource: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Unveiled Ahead of Environmental Testing (Jun 15, 2026)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: Griffin-1 had not launched by 2026-09-26.
Outcome source: Astrobotic: Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Unveiled Ahead of Environmental Testing (Jun 15, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry

Corrections, responses and submissions

Something wrong? Report a correction with the entry and a source. Every entry also has its own link.
An organisation named here can send its public response to an entry through the same link; a dated, sourced response is shown on the entry.
Know a dated public commitment we have not listed? Submit it with the exact words and a primary source (the speaker's own post, video with a timestamp, release, filing or transcript).
The same rules and the same standard of evidence apply to everyone. Confirmed changes are logged on the corrections page with the date.

The whole Promise Ledger, with every organisation and person, and the topic trackers.

Astrobotic: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

First Astrobotic CLPS delivery (Peregrine) by July 2021

Peregrine launch in Q4 2022

Peregrine lunar landing on February 23, 2024

Griffin-1 launch in a window opening July 2026

Corrections, responses and submissions

Astrobotic: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

First Astrobotic CLPS delivery (Peregrine) by July 2021

Peregrine launch in Q4 2022

Peregrine lunar landing on February 23, 2024

Griffin-1 launch in a window opening July 2026

Corrections, responses and submissions

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