{"id":576530,"date":"2026-10-13T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=1055724"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:00:00","slug":"nasa-jpl-testing-readies-voyager-technologies-lander-for-moon-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=576530","title":{"rendered":"NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">4 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div id=\"carousel-wrapper-carousel-6ace33968135b\" class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-6ace33968135b\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-client-id=\"carousel-6ace33968135b\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-variation=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-speed=\"2000\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-play-pause=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-transition-type=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress-labels=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-start-label=\"Start\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-end-label=\"End\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-labels-initialized=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Engineers in white clean-room garb and hairnets guide a spacecraft suspended from a crane into a large thermal vacuum chamber inside a high-bay facility with an American flag hanging on the wall.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg 1402w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-pia26708-grifffin-tvac-wings.jpeg?resize=1200,674 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Engineers and technicians use a crane to position Voyager Technologies\u2019 Griffin-1 lunar lander within the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Aug. 31. The spacecraft recently completed a series of rigorous environmental tests at JPL ahead of launch to the Moon later this year.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Engineers in white clean-room garb monitor a large spacecraft as it is hoisted by a yellow overhead crane in a hallway in a bright, high-tech laboratory. Framed photos line both sides of the hallway.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg 1402w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-pia26708-fig-a-griffin-tvac-hall-wings.jpeg?resize=1200,674 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The testing team moves Voyager Technologies\u2019 Griffin-1 through a hallway to the 25-Foot Space Simulator at JPL. The corridor features photos of the historic spacecraft that have been tested in the facility since the 1960s, from the Ranger program to NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" data-carousel-id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-6ace33968135b\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA\u2019s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity\u2019s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting roar of launch. Results show that Voyager Technologies\u2019 Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) spacecraft is ready to survive the rigors of space exploration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\">CLPS<\/a> (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moonbase\/\">Moon Base<\/a> Program, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-science\/clps-deliveries\/to20a-astrobotic\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Griffin-1<\/a> is expected to launch later this year aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It will deliver more than 1,100 pounds (455 kilograms) of cargo to Nobile Crater near the lunar South Pole, which categorizes it as an infrastructure-class lander. Griffin-1 will carry 10 science and technology demonstrations from six countries, including the largest commercial payload ever delivered to the Moon, Astrolab\u2019s FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNASA JPL\u2019s Environmental Test Laboratory has been putting robotic explorers to the test since the Ranger program gave us NASA\u2019s first up-close views of the Moon\u2019s surface in the mid-1960s. We\u2019re proud to provide our expertise and facilities to support this new phase of commercial lunar exploration,\u201d said Charles Whetsel, manager, Exploration Systems Development Office at JPL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A lunar lander equipped with dark solar panels and foil-wrapped legs sits on a platform inside a dark anechoic chamber lined with blue and gray foam spikes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg 6487w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=300,287 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=768,734 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=1024,979 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=1536,1468 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=2048,1957 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=400,382 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=600,573 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=900,860 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=1200,1147 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e1-pia26708-fig-b-griffin-emic-crop.jpg?resize=2000,1912 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Long foam spikes that absorb sound waves and electromagnetic waves cover the walls of a specialized anechoic chamber at JPL where Voyager Technologies\u2019 Griffin-1 underwent electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Griffin-1\u2019s testing journey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testing began in July after the 2,789-pound (1,265-kilogram) spacecraft took a cross-country road trip from Voyager Lunar Systems\u2019 manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh to JPL in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills. Engineers spun the spacecraft on a special table to measure its mass properties, a test that enables them to look for any unexpected wobbles as they assess how the lander will move through space. Data gathered in mass properties testing is key to understanding the spacecraft\u2019s readiness for navigation in flight and landing on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make sure signals from the spacecraft\u2019s electronic components don\u2019t interfere with one another, Griffin-1 underwent electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing inside what\u2019s called an anechoic chamber, in which long foam spikes line the walls to absorb sound and electromagnetic waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During vibration testing, hundreds of sensors monitored Griffin-1 as a \u201cshaker table\u201d rattled it in three directions, with increasingly intense force, to simulate the ride out of Earth\u2019s atmosphere on a massive rocket. To mimic the roar of launch, giant horns, powered by compressed nitrogen gas, blasted the spacecraft with up to 153 decibels inside a sealed acoustic chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental testing took place in several clean-room facilities at JPL, culminating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/25-foot-space-simulator\/\">25-Foot Space Simulator<\/a>, a thermal vacuum chamber <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/123857948\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listed<\/a> on the National Register of Historic Places for its role in supporting historic missions like those of the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lunar-rangers-and-surveyors\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ranger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lunar-rangers-and-surveyors\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surveyor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mariner-program\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mariner<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/voyager\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voyager<\/a> programs. Dozens of other missions (along with plenty of upgrades to the testing facility) have followed over the decades, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perseverance<\/a> Mars rover and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/europa-clipper\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europa Clipper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div id=\"carousel-wrapper-carousel-6ace339683798\" class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-6ace339683798\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-client-id=\"carousel-6ace339683798\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-variation=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-speed=\"2000\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-play-pause=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-transition-type=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress-labels=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-start-label=\"Start\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-end-label=\"End\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-labels-initialized=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Engineers in white clean-room frocks monitor a silvery spacecraft spinning so rapidly it\u2019s blurred on a test rig inside a bright laboratory.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg 8272w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2a-pia26708-fig-c-griffin-spin-crop.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Voyager Technologies\u2019 Griffin-1 lunar lander spins on a special table in a test to measure its mass properties, which enables engineers to look for any unexpected wobbles as they assess how the vehicle will move through space. The test took place in JPL\u2019s Environmental Test Laboratory on July 20. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A silvery spacecraft sits on a test frame surrounded by microphones and testing equipment inside a bright white acoustic test chamber, while an engineer in a lab coat works nearby.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg 2078w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e2b-pia26708-fig-d-griffin-acoustic-crop.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Microphones are arrayed around Griffin-1 on Aug. 12 during acoustic testing that mimics the intense roar of launch. Giant horns powered by compressed gaseous nitrogen blast the spacecraft with up to 153 decibels inside a sealed acoustic chamber at JPL. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" data-carousel-id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-6ace339683798\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneath the thermal vacuum chamber\u2019s soaring 85-foot (26-meter) ceiling, for about two weeks, Griffin-1 alternately baked at up to 167 degrees Fahrenheit (75 degrees Celsius) and froze at temperatures as low as minus 148 F (minus 100 C). This testing simulates the temperature extremes the lander will experience during its journey through the vacuum of space and its operations on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGriffin-1 is being built for a historic purpose: to deliver the infrastructure and capabilities to the Moon. Seeing the spacecraft complete this demanding environmental testing is a major milestone because it demonstrates that Griffin-1 is ready for the extreme journey ahead: launch, through deep space, to the lunar South Pole,\u201d said John Thornton, executive vice president, Voyager. \u201cThis spacecraft represents a new era of commercial lunar exploration, where missions like Griffin-1 are laying the groundwork for the Moon Base and helping turn sustained lunar exploration from a vision into a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After proving its mettle at JPL, Griffin-1 has returned to Voyager Lunar Systems\u2019 facility for final assembly. Next up: launch-readiness operations before shipment to Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the Moon Base, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moonbase\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moonbase<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>Melissa Pamer<br \/>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br \/>626-314-4928<br \/><a href=\"mailto:melissa.pamer@jpl.nasa.gov\">melissa.pamer@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026-071<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container 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Maximum<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moonbase\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Moon Base<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/south-pole-lights-comp-v5-1.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art001e002067orig.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial Lunar Payload Services<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1888\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1888&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1888&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1888w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=295&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 295w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=781&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1007&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1007w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1510&amp;h=1536&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1510w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=50&amp;h=51&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=393&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 393w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=590&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 590w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=885&amp;h=900&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 885w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1180&amp;h=1200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/moon\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth\u2019s Moon<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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