Founded in 2017 in Golden, Colorado, Lunar Outpost has rapidly evolved from a commercial lunar mobility startup to a key player in NASA’s Artemis program. On December 4, 2025, the company announced its selection for the Artemis IV mission, marking a significant transition from purely commercial operations to direct integration with NASA’s flagship crewed lunar exploration program.
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EuropeanInternationalJapanMarsOtherScience
IDEFIX Phobos rover sent to Japan ahead of mission to Mars
by Adrian BeilThe Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is JAXA’s lead mission that plans to survey and…
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ChineseInternationalUncrewed
China launches rideshare mission, develops new engine, and loses contact with Mars rover
by Adrian BeilIn what will probably be the last Chang Zheng launch before the Chinese new year,…
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Humanity’s next steps in space exploration are focused on exploring like we never have before:…
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ArtemisCommercialSpaceX
NASA VIPER rover and Astrobotic Griffin lander select moon landing site for 2023
The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar…
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After successfully touching down on the Martian surface on February 18, 2021, NASA teams have…
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NASA Selects Astrobotic to Deliver the VIPER Rover to the Lunar Surface
by Joseph NavinAstrobotic of Pittsburgh, PA has been selected to deliver NASA’s future Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
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With its launch just over three months away, NASA’s Perseverance rover is undergoing final critical…
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NASA has named its Mars 2020 rover, “Perseverance,” as it prepares for launch this summer.…
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CommercialMars
More than Flags and Footprints – Spare Mars Rover robotic arm to fly to the Moon
by Chris BerginMaxar Technologies has signed a contract with NASA to deliver a robotic arm called Sample…
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For the second time in its career, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is hunkering down…
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Today marks the 2,000th Martian day (Sol) of operation for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory –…
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Uncrewed
Year In Review, 2017 (Part II): Rovers, orbiters peel away Mars’ secrets & reveal new mysteries
For solar and space weather science, 2017 was a major boon to understanding how Coronal…
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While the final result was not as intended, data from the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli…
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When NASA’s next Mars rover – Mars 2020 – arrives at the red planet in…
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is making progress with the build up of Mars 2020 Rover,…
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Lessons learned from the impressive Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) of the Mars Science Laboratory…
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The next NASA rover to be sent to the surface of Mars has received twice…
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The Chinese have begun their most ambitious lunar mission to date, following the successful launch…
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NASA’s associate administrator for science, John Grunsfeld, has announced NASA’s forward path for robotic exploration…