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Lunar Outpost builds the MAPP rover for lunar surface exploration and in-situ resource utilization, supporting NASA's Artemis program and commercial missions.
ACTIVELunar Outpost builds the MAPP rover for lunar surface exploration and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology, supporting NASA Artemis and commercial lunar missions.
Lunar Outpost develops autonomous lunar rovers and in-situ resource utilization technology for the Moon. Their flagship Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover is designed to traverse the lunar surface, prospecting for water ice and other resources in permanently shadowed craters. The company also builds ISRU systems for extracting and processing lunar materials. Lunar Outpost has contracts with NASA under the Artemis program and is a key partner for commercial lunar payload services, providing mobility solutions for various surface mission architectures.
Rank 12 of 93 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 2 and 28.
4 of 8 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 63% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Legal name
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3 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform for lunar surface exploration, resource prospecting, and ISRU technology demonstration.
Pegasus, a NASA lunar terrain vehicle for Moon Base · US vs China race to the Moon tracker
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 9 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
4 awards, $122.7M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Aug 18, 2019 to May 26, 2026; most from NASA (4 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award May 26, 2026
Latest space award
$121.0M from NASA
THE LUNAR TERRAIN VEHICLE SERVICES (LTVS) HIGH ACHIEVABILITY MISSION CAMPAIGN IS A SERIES OF PHASED, MISSION UNIQUE, TASK ORDERS AIMED TO A...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded May 26, 2026
Form D notices
3 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed May 23, 2025; first sale Mar 11, 2025
Each offering counts once: a later amendment (Form D/A) replaces its original. Form D names no round label and no investors. Filings for a merger or SPAC deal are left out.
Sourced rounds on record
4 rounds, $53.6M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: MARS-1A
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code LUOUT. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Satellites built
1 payload launched, 1 in orbit
Latest: MARS-1A
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code LUOUT. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Mar 30, 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4 space awards, $122.7M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 26, 2026
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Lunar Outpost: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/lunar-outpost
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Lunar Outpost: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/lunar-outpost.
BibTeX
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author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Lunar Outpost}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/lunar-outpost}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/lunar-outpost},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}