Lunar Outpost Welcomes Leidos to the Lunar Dawn Team
September 24 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Leidos brings experience and expertise in
Astronaut health and safety solutions to the collaboration
developing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle for NASA’s Artemis campaign
Today, Lunar Outpost announced Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune
500® innovation leader, has joined the Lunar Dawn team, led by
Lunar Outpost. The two companies will collaborate to develop a
human-rated Moon rover as part of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle
Services (LTVS) contract, alongside General Motors (GM), The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and MDA Space.
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Leidos brings to the team a focus on practices to protect the
health and safety of the crew, reduce human error and enable the
crew to operate the system in an effective and efficient manner.
Leidos will also be sharing their expertise in supporting mission
assurance, systems engineering, operations and integration
planning. The Lunar Dawn team combines proven robotic and human
space exploration heritage, cutting edge technology and automotive
industry strengths to create a true off-road vehicle for living and
working on the Moon’s surface.
“Leidos brings decades of experience and a deep understanding of
the LTV project to the Lunar Dawn team. In fact, they have been
working on an LTV design since 2020,” said Forrest Meyen, Lunar
Dawn Program Manager and Co-Founder at Lunar Outpost. “Astronaut
safety is our number one priority when building our vehicle, and we
are thrilled to have the industry leader in human-centered design
on our team.”
Leidos has been supporting deep space exploration and human
spaceflight for over 50 years, working closely with NASA delivering
Class A, human-rated programs. Recently, the company was awarded a
$476 million NASA Cargo Mission Support contract.
The Lunar Dawn team, led by Lunar Outpost, was awarded the LTV
contract by NASA in April 2024. The LTV is an unpressurized rover
that will allow astronauts to travel a greater distance from a
landing site—maximizing scientific discovery and exploration of the
lunar surface. When not in use by NASA, the LTV will provide
commercial services, contributing to a more accessible and
sustainable cislunar economy.
About Lunar Outpost
Lunar Outpost is the industry leader in lunar surface mobility,
commercial space robotics and space resources. From our terrestrial
product lines revolutionizing the air quality sector on Earth to
the creation of oxygen on Mars, our impact spans the solar system.
Lunar Outpost’s exploration class rover, the Mobile Autonomous
Prospecting Platform (MAPP), will be the first commercial rover on
the Moon and the first rover in history to explore the lunar South
Pole later this year.
Since our founding in 2017, Lunar Outpost has raised Venture
Capital from top-tier investors and continues to attract strong
investment partners as we demonstrate how advanced mobility,
robotics and autonomy deliver value to the New Space economy. In
2021, Lunar Outpost announced that our commercially-funded MAPP
rover was scheduled for delivery by an Intuitive Machines lander to
the lunar South Pole. Lunar Outpost has secured three additional
contracted lunar surface missions and is leading the Lunar Dawn
team, a consortium uniquely positioned to develop the most capable
off-road vehicle for Artemis Astronauts living and working on the
Moon. Along with the missions above, Lunar Outpost has also won a
contract with the Australian Space Agency to design a lunar rover
for Australia’s first mission to the Moon as part of the
Trailblazer program.
With over a dozen active contracts across commercial, defense
and civil space, Lunar Outpost is The Next Leap that will enable
humanity to become interplanetary.
Find out more at lunaroutpost.com. Follow us on X, LinkedIn,
Instagram.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing
the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create
smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated
industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported
annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit
www.leidos.com.
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Media Contacts: Jennifer Larson, Lunar Outpost Sr.
Director Marketing + Communications
jennifer.larson@lunaroutpost.com Alyssa Pettus, Leidos Director,
External Communications Alyssa.T.Pettus@leidos.com
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