# Lunar Outpost

> Lunar Outpost builds robotic rovers, astronaut mobility vehicles, and mission software for lunar exploration and infrastructure. Its MAPP platform carries scientific and commercial payloads; Pegasus is being developed under NASA’s $220 million 2026 award for crewed and remote surface operations. The company also develops autonomy software for space and terrestrial applications.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Golden, United States
- **Founders:** Justin Cyrus (Co-founder and CEO), AJ Gemer (Co-founder and CTO), Forrest Meyen (Co-founder and CSO), Julian Cyrus (Co-founder and COO)
- **Products:** MAPP, Pegasus LTV, Eagle LTV, Stargate, Starweave
- **Notable:** Founded in 2017; developed lunar-habitat air-quality sensing subsequently adapted for use on Earth., Won NASA’s $1 proposed lunar regolith collection and ownership-transfer award in December 2020., Sent MAPP to the Moon in March 2025; operated electronics and returned data, but deployment and surface driving were prevented by the lander’s orientation.

## Products & services

- **MAPP** — Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform: modular robotic rover and shared payload mobility for commercial and scientific lunar missions. Reached the Moon aboard IM-2 in March 2025 but could not deploy.
- **Pegasus LTV** — Lighter evolution of Eagle selected for NASA’s 2026 High Achievability Mission award; designed for crewed, teleoperated, and autonomous driving, targeting lunar deployment in 2028.
- **Eagle LTV** — Lunar terrain vehicle development platform; company reports seven full-scale prototypes informing Pegasus.
- **Stargate** — Mission control, vehicle commanding, telemetry, and payload operations software used during Lunar Voyage 1.
- **Starweave** — Distributed coordination and networking software for heterogeneous robotic fleets; selected for a NASA development collaboration in July 2026.
- **Spark** — AI mission operations assistant intended to support operator decisions and future astronaut-to-rover communication.
- **Canary environmental monitors** — Air-quality sensing developed from lunar habitat work and adapted for terrestrial pollution and emissions monitoring; historical product line documented by NASA.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2017; developed lunar-habitat air-quality sensing subsequently adapted for use on Earth.
- Won NASA’s $1 proposed lunar regolith collection and ownership-transfer award in December 2020.
- Sent MAPP to the Moon in March 2025; operated electronics and returned data, but deployment and surface driving were prevented by the lander’s orientation.
- Selected for NASA’s $220 million Pegasus award in May 2026.
- Announced NASA selection to advance Starweave in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced $30 million Series B led by Industrious Ventures.
- **2026-05** — NASA announced $220 million award for Pegasus, with lunar deployment targeted for 2028.
- **2026-07** — Announced NVIDIA collaboration for upcoming lunar missions.
- **2026-07** — NASA selected a proposal to advance Starweave; Lunar Outpost reported ten contracted missions through 2030.
- **2026-08** — Retired Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw joined the board as Industrious Ventures’ representative.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lunaroutpost.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lunaroutpost
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LunarOutpostInc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lunaroutpost
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelunaroutpost/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelunaroutpost/

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