Lunar Outpost (company) explained

Lunar Outpost
Type:Private
Industry:Aerospace
Hq Location City:Golden
Hq Location Country:USA
Num Employees:200
Num Employees Year:2024

Lunar Outpost is a private space company headquartered in Golden, Colorado, USA. Its primary mission is to become an industry leader in the areas of space robotics, lunar surface mobility and space resources. The company has developed the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover, and also holds a contract to develop a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for the Artemis Program.[1]

History

The company was formed in 2017 and as of 2024 has multiple projects in progress including being one of three finalists to develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle for the Artemis Program in partnership with Lockheed Martin.[2] The company will also provide the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover on the IM-2 mission in order to demonstrate ISRU on the lunar surface, the mission is scheduled for late 2024.[3] [4] On the IM-3 mission, the company will again provide a rover.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions - NASA . 2024-06-22 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2024-04-04 . NASA unveils three teams to compete for crewed lunar rover demonstration mission – Spaceflight Now . 2024-06-22 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Cowing . Keith . 2023-08-07 . Lunar Outpost Delivers First Flight Model Rover in Record Time . 2024-06-22 . SpaceRef . en-US.
  4. Web site: Johnson . Arianna . MIT Will Return To The Moon For The First Time Since Apollo, Thanks To This Space Startup . 2024-06-22 . Forbes . en.
  5. Web site: NASA Payloads for (CLPS PRISM) CP-11 – Intuitive Machines Nova-C Lander - NASA Science . 2024-06-22 . science.nasa.gov . en-US.