Congratulations to Venturi Space, a Space Innovation network member since September 2022, on a landmark milestone in lunar exploration!
NASA has selected Venturi Astrolab, Inc. as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign. The vehicle, known as the Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1), will rely on three critical subsystems designed and manufactured by Venturi Space, Astrolab's strategic technology partner. Rovers funded under this programme are expected to reach the Moon by 2028.
"Mobility is an essential condition for the sustainable exploration of the Moon. The prospect of seeing a crewed lunar rover equipped with our technologies accompany NASA astronauts represents a key milestone in Venturi Space's trajectory."
Dr. Antonio Delfino, Director of Space Affairs, Venturi Space
Venturi Space is supplying three key technologies for the CLV-1:
- Hyper-deformable wheels
Engineered from proprietary materials to withstand temperatures from -240 °C to +130 °C and maintain constant traction on the lunar South Pole terrain. - High-performance batteries
Built to sustain power through lunar nights lasting up to 14 Earth days, with robust thermal regulation and energy protection. - Battery management system
The central intelligence of the power system, monitoring cell states and ensuring safety, performance, and availability throughout all mission phases.
These technologies are drawn from the same foundation that will equip MONA LUNA, Venturi Space's own European lunar rover programme, with a first mission planned for around 2030.
A private Swiss company headquartered in Corminboeuf and founded in 2021, Venturi Space (also known within our network as Venturi Lab) specialises in mobility hardware and materials resilient to the extreme conditions of the Moon and Mars, across instruments, structures, electronic components, and spacecraft equipment.