# Voyager Completes Griffin-1 Testing in Pasadena

Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 lunar lander completed environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena on October 13, 2026, and returned to Voyager Lunar Systems for final assembly and launch-readiness work. The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission is expected to launch later in 2026 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, carrying cargo and technology demonstrations to the lunar South Pole. The milestone signals progress in NASA’s commercial lunar-delivery program, but the announcement identifies no new solicitation, contract value, or procurement contact.

- For contractors, the completed testing milestone provides an update on the mission’s readiness and the schedule for associated launch and lunar-delivery work.
- Companies supporting commercial lunar missions can use the announcement to understand the roles of the lander contractor, final-assembly provider, and launch provider; it does not announce an open procurement opportunity.
- NASA’s continued use of commercial lunar delivery through CLPS is relevant to firms pursuing payload, lander, and launch-related work, although this signal provides no new contract terms or submission deadlines.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

### Vendors
- Voyager Technologies (lander contractor)
- Voyager Lunar Systems (lander manufacturer and final-assembly provider)
- SpaceX (launch provider)

### Key Quotes
> This 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.
> — John Thornton, Executive Vice President, Voyager

### Sources
- [NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission - NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/missions/moon-base/nasa-jpl-testing-readies-voyager-technologies-lander-for-moon-mission/) - NASA