Lunar Outpost is a private space company specializing in space robotics, lunar surface mobility, and space resource utilization. As a leading developer of advanced robotic systems for extreme environments, Lunar Outpost is known for its Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover, the first commercial rover to operate on the Moon. The company is also involved in NASA's Artemis Program, developing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) in collaboration with partners like General Motors and Goodyear, and has contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Australian Government, and the Luxembourg Space Agency. Key partners and customers include NASA, Nokia, Intuitive Machines, and MIT.
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Lunar Outpost has at least nine upcoming missions expected to fly before 2030.
Lunar Outpost Europe is the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Lunar Outpost.
Lunar Outpost is planning an additional low Earth orbit demonstration mission to test autonomous swarm operations for the U.S. Air and Space Forces.
Lunar Outpost has signed onto two missions with the Australian Space Agency to demonstrate Australian technology on the lunar surface.
The European Commission funds Lunar Outpost’s planned low Earth orbit demonstration mission.
Lunar Outpost has at least one fully commercial mission on its manifest, Lunar Voyage 3.
Lunar Outpost plans to fly an in-orbit demonstration mission in low Earth orbit before the Moonraker flight in 2030.
ESA selected Lunar Outpost Europe to contribute to the Moonraker mission launching in 2030.
Lunar Outpost Europe will develop thermal management solutions for Moonraker.
Lunar Outpost expects Moonraker flight data to inform development of its LUX-Thermal platform.
Lunar Outpost received a contract for its MAPP rover.
Venturi Astrolab and Lunar Outpost each disclosed technical partnerships and supply relationships in filings dated 18 to 24 months before the May 26 announcement.
Lunar Outpost received a NASA contract for its MAPP rover.
NASA retains the right to issue task orders against the Venturi Astrolab and Lunar Outpost contracts across a defined ordering period.
Goodyear will supply lunar tires for Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Lunar Outpost led Pegasus development in partnership with General Motors, Goodyear, and Leidos.
Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus rover is a lighter evolution of its Eagle platform built to meet NASA’s updated requirements.
Lunar Outpost received a $220 million task order under Phase 1 High Achievability Mission task orders of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract.
NASA has awarded contracts to Venturi Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to build and deliver crewed lunar rovers to the Moon’s south pole by 2028.
Both Astrolab’s and Lunar Outpost’s rovers will reach the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.