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Ceres Robotics

Ceres Robotics is a commercial space robotics company building autonomous lunar landers and rovers for NASA CLPS missions.

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Founded
2017
HQ
Oakland, CA, USA

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Overview

Ceres Robotics is a commercial space robotics company building autonomous lunar landers and rovers for NASA CLPS missions. Founded 2017 by NASA veteran. Products include B5 Lunar Lander (500 kg payload to lunar surface) and CR3 Rover. NASA CLPS vendor. Completed PDR for B5 Lander. Partnered with Voyager Space Systems for manufacturing.

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Key facts

Founder

Dr. Michael Sims (CEO) — NASA veteran

Product

B5 Lunar Lander — 500kg payload capacity, robotic manipulations, precision landing

Contract

NASA CLPS vendor — $2.6B cumulative max contract value

Milestone

B5 Preliminary Design Review completed May 2024. Partnered with Voyager Space Systems.

Founded

2017 by NASA veteran

Product — B5 Lander

500 kg payload to lunar surface, CLPS vendor, PDR complete

Product — CR3 Rover

Planetary surface mobility rover for lunar science

NASA contract

CLPS vendor, $2.6B cumulative max contract value

Partnership

Voyager Space Systems — manufacturing in Ohio

Model

Missions as a Service — end-to-end lunar mission services

CR3 Rover specs

Planetary surface mobility, science instrument platform

MoonPower Lunar Grid

50kW vertical solar array, won NASA contract

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