In today’s interconnected world, where secure cloud computing, energy innovation, and space exploration converge, Harshvardhan Chunawala emerges as an industry leader. His work spans pioneering cost-effective space missions, such as the Iris Lunar Rover at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and leading collaborative efforts for the Transactive Energy Service System (TESS) project at Stanford Linear Accelerator […]

Image Caption – Astrobotic Co-Founder & PI of Iris Rover Red Whittaker with Cybersecurity Researcher & Mission Operator Harshvardhan Chunawala. In a groundbreaking endeavor that harmonizes innovation with exploration, Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Iris Lunar Rover embarked on Peregrine Mission One on January 8, 2024, at 2:18 a.m. from Cape Canaveral SLC-41 that transcended beyond […]

Generally, when a rocket explodes on the pad, fails to achieve escape velocity, or otherwise does not complete its mission, it’s a failure. That’s not entirely true, however, for the world’s first nano lunar rover, even though it did not successfully reach the moon’s surface. Early this year Iris was launched on Peregrine Mission One […]