Lunar Outpost
Golden CO space robotics firm founded 2017; MAPP became first commercial Moon rover in 2025; won $220M NASA contract for Pegasus crewed LTV.
Lunar Outpost is a privately held space robotics company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado, by CEO Justin Cyrus along with co-founders Julian Cyrus, AJ Gemer, and Forest Meyen. The company designs, manufactures, and operates autonomous and crewed rovers for lunar surface exploration, resource prospecting, and infrastructure development. Its first product, the MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) rover, became the first commercial rover to operate on the Moon, landing at the lunar South Pole in March 2025 aboard a commercial lander.
In May 2026, NASA selected Lunar Outpost under a $220 million firm-fixed-price contract to build and deliver the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for the Artemis program by 2028. The Pegasus is a crewed, open-cab rover designed to carry two astronauts side by side, operable in manual, autonomous, or teleoperated modes at speeds exceeding 9 mph, and rated for up to one year of surface operations. The Golden headquarters includes mission control, design, manufacturing, and testing facilities, complemented by a 1,000-acre Lunar Vehicle Testing Facility in southern Colorado.
Lunar Outpost is building toward the goal of enabling sustainable human presence on the Moon.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
MAPP Rover
- Model: MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)
- Launch Year: 2025
First commercial rover to operate on the Moon, deployed at the lunar South Pole in March 2025.
Eagle LTV
Pegasus LTV
- Model: Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle
- Launch Year: 2028
NASA Artemis crewed lunar rover for two astronauts; operable manually, autonomously, or via teleop at 9+ mph.
MAPP
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Contact Lunar Outpost
WEBSITE
https://www.lunaroutpost.comPHONE
+1 (720) 612-4915HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2017
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North America
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