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Lunar Outpost’s Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (or MAPP) rover was unable to exit onto the moon’s surface after the lunar lander carrying the rover landed on its side Thursday morning.
Lunar Outpost's "Eagle" moon rover on display at the Space Foundation's 40th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 8, 2025. (Image credit: Future/Brett Tingley) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
A tiny commercial rover is set to land near the south pole of the moon today (March 6). Colorado-based space firm Lunar Outpost's Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform, or MAPP, launched aboard ...
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SpaceX Reveals New Lunar Rover!
SpaceX and Astrolab have unveiled their new Flex lunar rover, set to land on the Moon in 2026. Designed for cargo transport, ...
The selection of Lunar Outpost as one of the companies tasked with making LTV prototypes might have come as a bit of a surprise for some, especially considering how the company was only founded in ...
Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover, built in Arvada, will also be the first rover ever to explore the Lunar South Pole, if it lands safely.
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Canada seeks to equip its first lunar utility vehicle
Canada is on track to go to the moon — with a little help from a utility vehicle. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is now ...
European autonomy in lunar mobility is a major strategic challenge. Venturi Space is helping to make that a reality with Mona Luna, its upcoming lunar rover designed to meet the needs of the European ...
It would trundle across the lunar surface with a drill and a suite of instruments, searching for ice. NASA abruptly canceled the rover in July 2024, citing cost overruns.
Venturi Space, a company working with Astrolab on lunar rover concepts, unveiled an all-European rover design it hopes to offer to European space agencies.
What’s next for Lunar Outpost’s rover mission after moon lander got stuck on its side? By Dan Boyce, Colorado Public Radio Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 12:51 PM Updated Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 7:44 PM ...