Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough

MILAN, [Oct 2024] — Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced space exploration solutions, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a pioneer in in-space refueling and resource utilization, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of lunar infrastructure and enable sustainable long-term space exploration.

The two companies made the announcement at the 75th International Aeronautical Congress (IAC), attended by over 8,000 industry and academic experts from 73 member states to explore the topic “Responsible Space for Sustainability.”

Drawing on their complementary expertise, Astroport and Orbit Fab will collaborate on a range of initiatives, including…

4/16/2026

Corporation have teamed up to develop autonomous heavy construction machinery built specifically for the Moon. Announced at the ASCE Earth & Space 2026 conference, the partnership combines Vermeer’s decades of experience in high-torque industrial equipment with Astroport’s robotics and lunar regolith expertise. The goal is to create machines capable of performing essential groundwork like excavating, preparing landing zones and building protective structures, all while dealing with the Moon’s brutal conditions: extreme temperature swings, radiation, no atmosphere, and gravity just one-sixth of Earth’s.

The collaboration is part of a much bigger picture. With NASA’s Artemis programme targeting sustained lunar operations by 2030, reliable construction infrastructure is no longer a “nice to have” but a hard requirement. Autonomous systems are central to this, since human presence on the Moon will be limited early on and communication delays make real-time remote control tricky. Beyond government programmes, the project signals growing commercial interest in a cislunar economy, where private companies like Astroport and Vermeer are positioning themselves as foundational players in what could become an entirely new frontier for the construction industry.

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Building the Moon From the Ground Up with Autonomous Machines

Astroport Space Technologies and Vermeer Corporation have teamed up to develop autonomous heavy construction machinery built specifically for the Moon. Announced at the ASCE Earth & Space 2026 conference, the partnership combines Vermeer’s decades of experience in high-torque industrial equipment with Astroport’s robotics and lunar regolith expertise. The goal is to create machines capable of performing essential groundwork like excavating, preparing landing zones and building protective structures, all while dealing with the Moon’s brutal conditions: extreme temperature swings, radiation, no atmosphere, and gravity just one-sixth of Earth’s.

The collaboration is part of a much bigger picture. With NASA’s Artemis programme targeting sustained lunar operations by 2030, reliable construction infrastructure is no longer a “nice to have” but a hard requirement. Autonomous systems are central to this, since human presence on the Moon will be limited early on and communication delays make real-time remote control tricky. Beyond government programmes, the project signals growing commercial interest in a cislunar economy, where private companies like Astroport and Vermeer are positioning themselves as foundational players in what could become an entirely new frontier for the construction industry.

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