Lunar Outpost (company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Justin Cyrus  |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 200 (2024) |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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 (LTV) for the Artemis Program.[2] Initially a partnership with Lockheed Martin, the company indicated in September 2024 that Leidos was replacing Lockheed-Martin on their Lunar Dawn LTV effort.[3] 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.[4][5] On the IM-3 mission, the company will again provide a rover.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions - NASA". Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "NASA unveils three teams to compete for crewed lunar rover demonstration mission – Spaceflight Now". 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-09-25). "Leidos replaces Lockheed Martin on Artemis rover team". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Cowing, Keith (2023-08-07). "Lunar Outpost Delivers First Flight Model Rover in Record Time". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Johnson, Arianna. "MIT Will Return To The Moon For The First Time Since Apollo, Thanks To This Space Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "NASA Payloads for (CLPS PRISM) CP-11 – Intuitive Machines Nova-C Lander - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-22.