Astrobotic Technology delayed its second mission to the moon until at least July 2026, citing supply chain issues that pushed the launch to the next weather window.

“It's just like any other space mission,” CEO John Thornton said. “They're complicated, they're hard, things can go wrong along the way, and you can get your estimates incorrect. So, in this case, it's challenges with supply chain and then, essentially physics with the moon.”

The North Side-based company was originally slated to launch its Griffin lander by the end of this year. It will carry the FLIP rover, developed by Hawthorne, Calif.-based Astrolab.

The mission was originally going to carry NASA’s VIPER rover, but that payload was scrapped after Astrobotic failed to reach the moon on its first mission, Peregrine, in Jan

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