Congratulations to ULA and Astrobotic for this morning's successful launch of ULA's Vulcan rocket and delivery of Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander to space!
Iris Lunar Rover is headed to the moon aboard Peregrine, which is scheduled to land in late February.
Stay tuned here for more updates.
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[EDIT: This morning's launch was successful! Congratulations to ULA and Astrobotic for a successful launch!]
** Please boost! Launch is TONIGHT! **
So exciting! ✨ @irisrover is set to be the first University-built lunar rover to head to the moon aboard the ULA Vulcan Rocket.
Launch is scheduled for 2:18am ET (07:18 UTC) Monday, Jan. 8! 🚀
Tune in to ULA's livestream countdown starting at 8pm ET TONIGHT (01:00 UTC): https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/archived-launched/vulcan-cert-1
#IrisLunarRover #TartanProud #VulcanRocket #Space #StudentBuilt
First mission simulation of 2024 -- gearing up for launch in a few days, and we couldn't be more excited!!! The team is back at it after the holidays. 🥳
Lance joined Iris this year and enjoys the problem-solving in mission simulations, including diagnosing and fixing any problems that come up. He's also literally made Hershey's chocolate! 🍫
The launch of ULA’s Vulcan Rocket has been delayed due to an issue with the ground software during its Wet Dress Rehearsal as per the update found here: https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/vulcan-centaur/countdown-to-vulcan
The next launch window for Vulcan, Peregrine, and Iris would be January 8-11th, 2024 — but no confirmation yet.
CMU President Farnam Jahanian visited Carnegie Mellon Mission Control this week to see our setup and learn more about the Iris rover, and we couldn't have been more excited! We had a lot of fun showing him our sandbox and helium balloon, as well as our models of the Iris rover
Excited to give NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) a tour of Carnegie Mellon Mission Control this week. We had a lot of fun showing them around and doing a simulation using a model of the Iris Lunar Rover.
Photo credit Carmyn Talento.
Meet Tejas, Moonyard lead for Iris!
In addition to being a valued member of our team, Tejas can be found on instagram logging his cooking journey at @chickpea_and_avocado!
Iris is a student-built lunar rover lifting off for the moon on December 24!
Can you guess Iris' total mass?
(If you are not fond of guessing, find the answer here: https://irislunarrover.space/)
#Space #IrisLunarRover #StudentBuilt #TeamSpace #MoonLanding #VulcanRocket
Are you ready?! The Iris Rover launches via Astrobotic's Peregrine Lander and ULA’s #VulcanRocket on December 24 — in one month!
Check out https://ulalaunch.com for more updates and https://irislunarrover.space. Mark your calendars!
Iris Lunar Rover (by CMU)