Tech 50 winners announced. New this year: Top Pivot
In a hugely challenging year, these tech companies stood out.
12 Nov 2020
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic awarded $199.5 million to deliver NASA rover to the moon
It’s a mission that could unlock the secrets of interplanetary space travel for future deep space explorers. And it will add dozens of new employees to Astrobotic.
12 Jun 2020
Astrobotic’s mission control center is coming to the North Side this spring
Lunar landers and rovers will be built at the company's new North Side HQ.
17 Dec 2019
Who won the Tech 50 Awards?
This year's ceremony included new awards for achievements in the fields of fintech and community development.
27 Sep 2019
Astrobotic and CMU add impressive new tech to NASA’s coming lunar mission
Researchers call it "a new era for the moon."
08 Jul 2019
CMU and Astrobotic team up for 2021 moon landing
“The next frontier is the high frontier.”
07 Jun 2019
Astrobotic and Pitt are headed for the stars through NASA collaborations
Both Pitt and the Strip District-based Astrobotic have received NASA funding for projects critical to America's return to the moon.
06 Dec 2018
33 ambassadors from around the world visit Pittsburgh to “Experience America”
Visits to Astrobotic in the Strip, the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville, and the Andy Warhol Museum were included in the trip.
26 May 2017
Astrobotic, Duolingo present at first-ever White House Demo Day
Two Pittsburgh companies presented at White House Demo Day which stresses the importance of providing entrepreneurs from all walks of life the necessary opportunities to turn their ideas into vital products and services.
05 Aug 2015
Astrobotic’s MoonMail offers first time delivery to the moon
Now people from around the world can send a memento on Astrobotic’s lunar lander.
15 Dec 2014