MAPP
Also known as Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform
Commercial prospecting rover carrying a cellular network demonstration to the Moon, stranded aboard the IM-2 lander after it tipped over.
| Maker | Lunar Outpost |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Launched | 2025 |
| Status | Lost |
| Payload | 15 kg |
| Actuation | Four wheel drive platform with payload deck |
| Power | Solar panels with battery |
| Sensors | Navigation cameras with customer payload interfaces |
| Autonomy | Semi autonomous driving under ground supervision |
Lunar Outpost built MAPP as a small four wheeled platform to carry customer payloads across the lunar surface, including a Nokia Bell Labs cellular network node, MIT's AstroAnt robot and cameras for a regolith sampling demonstration. It rode Intuitive Machines' Athena lander to a landing near the lunar south pole on 6 March 2025. The lander came to rest on its side with too little power, so MAPP was never released.
Of note
- Carried the first cellular network node sent to the Moon
- Never deployed because the IM-2 lander toppled
Maker: www.lunaroutpost.com