Deployment
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) at The Moon
Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) by Lunar Outpost · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Space
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The MAPP rover was delivered to the lunar surface aboard the Athena lander, but the lander came to rest on its side, preventing the rover from deploying and exiting. The rover was reportedly ready to roll but could not get out of the lander due to the off-nominal orientation.
Key facts
- Operator
- Lunar Outpost (flew on IM-2 Athena)
- Outcome
- Landed 2025-03-06 but the Athena lander tipped on its side - MAPP could NOT egress/drive (survived landing, never deployed)
Exposure
- Customer segment
- logistics
- Scale tier
- undisclosed
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Safety record
No incidents on record for MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) at The Moon.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Company
- Lunar Outpost
- Location
- The Moon
- Operator
- Lunar Outpost
- Status
- ended
- Operator type
- maker operated
- Scale at site
- undisclosed
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- verified coordinates
- First seen
- 2025-03-06
- ID
5e49dc1d-0be0-4382-8ac2-69af18df3183
Timeline
- Mar 2025First recordedMAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) first documented operating at The Moon.
- Mar 2025created
- Aug 2026Current status: ended, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) operates in The Moon. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (2)
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/mapp-im2-moon-2025.md
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- REST API: /v1/robots/5e49dc1d-0be0-4382-8ac2-69af18df3183
- Data documentation: /data
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Lunar Outpost's capability overview of its MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) lunar rover. The 'autonomous prospecting' framing is the maker's.