John Thornton

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· Pittsburgh, PA· founded 2007astrobotic.com

John Thornton is the Chief Executive Officer of Astrobotic Technology Inc.

John Thornton co-founded Astrobotic in 2007, aiming to make space accessible to the world. Under his leadership, the company has become a leader in lunar logistics, focusing on delivering payloads to the Moon.

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Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS
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Opportunities Beyond the Moon Opened by CLPS

NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program aims to launch monthly uncrewed missions to the Moon, fostering a lunar economy. Astroforge CEO Matt Gialich highlighted that their asteroid mining mission, costing $3.5M, relies on CLPS as traditional launch options are prohibitively expensive. Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines also illustrate the growing demand for lunar rideshare opportunities.