LUNAR VOYAGE
ONE
Lunar Outpost embarked on a historic voyage to the Moon’s South Pole—a mission of firsts. The first American robotic rover to the lunar South Pole. Ten unique payloads, one journey that redefined what’s possible and pushed humanity towards its multi-planetary destiny.


Lunar Voyage 1
Mission Recap
During Lunar Voyage 1, our MAPP rover and Lunar Outpost team accomplished over 30 key milestones including the following: 
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Lunar Outpost MAPP rover was the first US teleoperated rover operated on the lunar surface and in cislunar space, achieving Lunar Technology Readiness Level (TRL 9) for key rover subsystems.  
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Lunar Outpost’s Stargate Mission Control Software achieved flawless operation, reaching TRL 9. Stargate maintained an uptime of 99.998%, surpassing the requirements for human-rated, Class-A Programs such as NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Program. This included flawless operation of cloud infrastructure, Lunar Outpost ZEBCHAT™ segmented and unsegmented telemetry, file loads, task manager, and vehicle commanding. 
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Lunar Outpost successfully managed the rover and received 57574 data points, downlinked multiple images, and sent 268 commands with a total lander network provided downlink of only 6 Mb for transit and surface ops combined.  
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Successful Spacecraft Mission Operations from Lunar Outpost’s Mission Control. Spacecraft operation milestones include:  
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Lunar Orbit Operations of 77.1 hours 
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Lunar Transit Operations of 132.2 hours 
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Lunar Surface Shadowed Region Operations of 2.7 hours  
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Successful TRL9 demonstration of Lunar Outpost’s proprietary Fault Tolerant Flight Computer (FTFC) in the harsh environment of space, including a pass through the Van Allen Radiation belts and on a shadowed portion of the lunar surface. This computer successfully performed all vehicle management activities. The FTFC is a Lunar Outpost developed, high reliability computer that includes reliable FPGA, processor, memory, and motor controllers.  
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Successful TRL 9 demonstration of the rover’s high-performance navigation and payload computer and memory, including commanding and coordination with the Lunar Outpost’s Fault Tolerant Flight Computer.  
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Key autonomy systems and software achieved TRL 9, kept the rover healthy and prepared the rover for landing and drive off. Including software that manages: 
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Vehicle states
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Data relay
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Communications
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Payload applications
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Robotic functions 
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Successful TRL 9 demonstration of our Autonomous Thermal Control System (ATCS), which maintained rover and payload temperatures within designed ranges during in-space transit and on the lunar surface.  
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Successful TRL 9 demonstration of MAPP Rover’s Stereo Navigation Cameras, which captured an image during transit, and compressed it using Lunar Outpost algorithms to transmit over an extremely narrow data allocation from the lander.  
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Successful launch, transit and landing demonstration of Lunar Outpost’s Patent-Pending Talon™ Rover Hold Down and Deployment System. This system successfully restrained the rover during launch and upon impact on the lunar surface.  
LUNAR OUTPOST X CASTROL
MISSION CONTROL

Lunar Outpost x Castrol Mission Control monitored and controlled MAPP during Lunar Voyage 1. Four teams operated MAPP using the Stargate Mission Control software, which manages spacecraft operations, data, and payloads. Mission Control will ran 24/7 in shifts to ensure continuous monitoring.
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RE-WATCH THE ACTION
Relive the moments MAPP touched down on the lunar surface with the Lunar Outpost team.
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The livestream featured in depth coverage of the launch, including commentary from CEO, Justin Cyrus, Lunar Outpost team members, and interviews with our amazing partners.
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Check out the livestream to learn more about Lunar Voyage One and the payloads we took to the Moon.
BY THE NUMBERS
First
Sale of Space Resources in human history.
14
Earth days exploring the Moon.
7
Industry leading partners
First
American rover on the Lunar South Pole.
10
Payloads from global partners on board.
1
Eclipse.
First
Commercial rover on the Moon.
4
Mission Control teams.
1
Groundbreaking lunar mission.
Mission Updates
The Lunar South Pole
Setting the stage for crewed Artemis Missions.
The lunar South Pole is known for its Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs), which hold critical resources and the Peaks of Eternal Light, which offer nearly continuous power.
The region will play an impactful part in bringing human permanence beyond Earth.
Lunar Voyage One will set the stage for large scale permanence on the Moon.
