Lunar Outpost

• Lunar Outpost MAPP

  MAPP

Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-05-26 - NASA awarded Lunar Outpost a $220 million task order to build and deliver the first phase of Pegasus lunar terrain vehicles under the LTVS program. - task-order value

  Source

Supply chain relationships

• AEye Inc

  Inbound - Perception - AEye will supply Apollo long-range lidar for Lunar Outpost's Pegasus lunar vehicle

  Source
• NASA

  Outbound - Oem Builders - NASA awarded Lunar Outpost $220 million to build and deliver Phase 1 lunar terrain vehicles

  Source

• 2026-05-07 - Series B - $30M - Lunar Outpost raises $30M Series B for space robotics platforms

  source: globenewswire.com

• 2022-05-23 - Seed - $12M - Lunar Outpost closes $12 million seed round

  Lunar Outpost closed a seed funding round led by Explorer 1 Fund to expand its planetary-mobility technology and lunar rover programmes. - source: lunaroutpost.com

• Promus Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-05-23 - latest 2026-05-07
• Type One Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-05-23 - latest 2026-05-07
• Cathexis Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-23
• Eniac Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-07
• Explorer 1 Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-23
• Industrious Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-07
• Reliable Equity - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-07
• Space Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-23

• Justin Cyrus - Founder and CEO - Leads Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover development and its human-rated Lunar Terrain Vehicle programme.
• AJ Gemer - Co-founder and CTO - Leads technical development of MAPP and the company’s next-generation lunar mobility systems.
• Forrest Meyen - Co-founder and CSO - Directs commercialization strategy and provides technical leadership on flight programmes.
• Julian Cyrus - Co-founder and COO - Coordinates mission execution and cross-functional delivery, including MAPP launch integration and early lunar-orbit communications during Lunar Voyage 1.

Events

• 2026-09-01 - Contract Award - AEye Apollo selected for Lunar Outpost Pegasus vehicle

  Pegasus is being developed to transport Artemis astronauts across the lunar surface under NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services programme. Apollo is intended to support terrain perception, obstacle detection and autonomous navigation in lunar operating conditions. The award extends AEye's commercial lidar work beyond automotive, defence and industrial applications into space mobility.

  Source
• 2026-06-16 - Contract Award - NUVIEW consortium selected for ESA Moonraker lunar LiDAR study

  Moonraker will study orbital LiDAR mapping of lunar poles, landing sites and surface hazards. Lunar Outpost Europe leads thermal design and model-based systems engineering within the consortium. The mapping concept is intended to support autonomous landings, rover traversal and future surface missions.

  Source
• 2026-05-26 - Contract Award - NASA selects Lunar Outpost Pegasus LTV for $220M Moon mobility task order

  NASA awarded Lunar Outpost $220 million to build and deliver the first phase of lunar terrain vehicles under LTVS. Pegasus is designed for crewed and uncrewed lunar surface mobility, including manual, autonomous and teleoperated driving. NASA said the vehicle supports Moon Base operations such as terrain characterization, material movement, resource prospecting, site preparation and astronaut transport.

  Source
• 2026-05-07 - Funding - Lunar Outpost raises $30M Series B for space robotics platforms

  Lunar Outpost raised a $30 million Series B led by Industrious Ventures. The company said the capital will accelerate robotics and mobility platforms across a multi-year lunar and cislunar mission manifest. Lunar Outpost has eight contracted missions and is investing in Starweave autonomous swarm software and Stargate C3 infrastructure.

  Source
• 2025-03-06 - Capability - Lunar Outpost MAPP rover reaches lunar surface on IM-2

  MAPP reached the lunar surface as part of Lunar Outpost's Lunar Voyage 1 mission. The rover carried Nokia lunar cellular-network hardware. The lander came to rest off-nominally and MAPP was not deployed to drive across the surface.

  Source
• 2024-04-03 - Contract Award - NASA selects Lunar Outpost for LTV feasibility study

  NASA selected Lunar Outpost as one of three companies to advance Lunar Terrain Vehicle concepts for Artemis. Lunar Outpost leads the Lunar Dawn team with partners including General Motors, Goodyear, MDA Space, and Leidos. The LTV work targets crewed and remotely operated lunar mobility for Artemis surface missions.

  Source
• 2022-05-23 - Funding - Lunar Outpost closes $12 million seed round

  Promus Ventures, Space Capital, Type 1 Ventures and Cathexis Ventures participated in the round. Explorer 1 principal Daniel Kleinman and Promus partner Gareth Keane joined the board. The company planned to expand engineering, manufacturing and lunar test facilities while developing autonomous rovers and Earth applications.

  Source

Profile notes

• Lunar Outpost’s first rover reached the Moon but never deployed after its lander tipped over

  reviewed 2026-07-20 - Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover reached the lunar surface aboard Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander in March 2025, but the lander came to rest on its side and MAPP was not deployed. The company’s later rover programmes continue, yet the first mission provides surface-delivery heritage rather than evidence that the rover drove or completed its planned exploration work.

  Source

Relationships

• NUVIEW

  Technology Partner - NUVIEW consortium selected for ESA Moonraker lunar LiDAR study.

• NASA

  Ltvs Task Order Customer - NASA awarded Lunar Outpost a $220 million Pegasus lunar terrain vehicle task order.

• AEye Apollo selected for Lunar Outpost Pegasus vehicle

  2026-09-01 · Order / contract · Lunar Outpost selected AEye Apollo long-range lidar for integration into the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle under a multi-million-dollar commercial engagement.

  Source
• NUVIEW consortium selected for ESA Moonraker lunar LiDAR study

  2026-06-16 · Order / contract · ESA selected the NUVIEW-led Moonraker consortium for a Phase A lunar-orbital LiDAR mapping study, with Lunar Outpost Europe leading thermal design and model-based systems engineering.

  Source
• NASA selects Lunar Outpost Pegasus LTV for $220M Moon mobility task order

  2026-05-26 · Order / contract · NASA selected Lunar Outpost's Pegasus lunar terrain vehicle for a $220 million Phase 1 High Achievability Mission task order under the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract. · $220M award/order

  Source
• NASA selects Lunar Outpost for LTV feasibility study

  2024-04-03 · Order / contract

  Source