Jaret Matthews

CEO / founder of @astrolab_space
| Formerly SpaceX & JPL

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@SciGuySpace We're excited to get building @Astrolab_Space and honored to support @NASAArtemis

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

So badass.

[Astrolab @Astrolab_Space]

October 2024: FLIP rover announced to the world
June 2025: Earth-based pathfinder complete
April 2026: FLIP flight vehicle fully integrated and first drive complete

In 18 months, we brought FLIP from idea to drivable space-ready hardware. Now let's bring it to the Moon.

[Astrolab @Astrolab_Space]

A year and a half ago our FLIP rover was just an idea for a tech demo. This past week, it deployed its solar panel for the first time. The tight timeline for FLIP has put our team to the test but also proved we can build and deliver space-ready hardware.

[Astrolab @Astrolab_Space]

Say cheese!📸

Our FLIP rover is ready to snap pics on its lunar trip! The rover has two solar panel mast-mounted cameras provided by Canadensys, providing 360 views. This picture of our team was taken by one of those cameras after the first vehicle-controlled solar array deploy.

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

Congratulations to @NASA and the Artemis II crew on the successful lunar flyby today and for setting a new distance record for humanity! And thank you to NASA for the invitation to watch the launch up close last week with my family. We even made a cameo in the highlight reel below! It was incredible to witness history being made as we return to the Moon, this time to stay. Wishing the crew a safe return to Earth in the coming days.

[NASA @NASA]

We are going!

With Artemis II's launch, we've taken another step toward a long-term presence on the Moon. Here's a recap of the historic mission so far – and a preview of what's to come.

Follow along as four astronauts continue their journey around the Moon and back: https://t.co/G7LpghURjg

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@OwenSparks Don't forget the Moon rovers

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@Cmdr_Hadfield @Astrolab_Space Thank you Chris, your insights and experience have been invaluable.

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

Incredible leadership from @NASAAdmin : it's time to build a Moon base and @Astrolab_Space is ready to help!

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

To build a sustained human presence on the Moon, we are building @NASAMoonBase, prioritizing surface operations and scalable infrastructure. 

- Frequent robotic landings and mobility testing including MoonFall drones 
- Starting in 2027 nearly monthly cadence of equipment and rovers with scientific payloads landing on the Moon. 
- Investments in power, communications, and surface mobility 
- Scalable infrastructure to support long-term human presence

The objective is clear: build the foundation for an enduring lunar base and take the next step toward Mars.

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

Thanks to @NASA for the invite to their Ignition event at NASA Headquarters today sharing how they are accelerating America’s return to the surface of the Moon. We’re proud that our FLEX rover is positioned to support the next era of lunar exploration, from the establishment of a Moon base to constructing infrastructure to power the lunar economy.

[Astrolab @Astrolab_Space]

Our FLEX rover is designed to fly on and work alongside a variety of lunar landers, such as Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1. FLEX is the last mile lunar delivery solution, ready to work on cargo operations, handling payloads brought by landers to the lunar surface.

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@alexisohanian That email is hugely inspiring. You can feel the excitement in every sentence (and an undertone of anxiety). That's a young you diving into the abyss. Congrats on choosing to leap.

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@aaronburnett Need a big rover to move all that mass the last mile...

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@ameekapadia What about the ones doing a literal moonshot? @Astrolab_Space

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

the spice must flow...

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Harvesters, on the Moon?

https://t.co/HLkqnJU6ok

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@SRBednarek Congratulations! We'd be happy to donate an @Astrolab_Space rover to the collection someday!

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@jimbelosic This is the problem that @rocket_bala at @critical_loop is solving

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@RockettLord @Astrolab_Space

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@CJHandmer Here's your next project: https://t.co/PANqzusz7F

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

Today is the anniversary of Day-1 of @Astrolab_Space : January 6, 2020
@rdbilling and I set out to build a rover that will enable humanity’s multi-planet future from a cozy 10’ x 10’ shared office space.
6 years later: more than 100 people are a part of Astrolab, we’re an official contractor for @NASAArtemis program, and we're flying our first rover to the Moon this year.
Can’t wait to see what we accomplish in the next 6 years!

[Jaret Matthews @endeffector]

@aaronburnett This. My time at SpaceX left me with a level of security that made it slightly less insane to start @Astrolab_Space