Lunar Outpost Europe Joins Moonraker Lunar Mapping Mission for ESA

GOLDEN, Colo., July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lu a Outpost, the leade i space mobility a d i f ast uctu e, today a ou ced that Lu a Outpost Eu ope is co t ibuti g to Moo ake , the lu a LiDAR mappi g missio bei g led by NUVIEW GmbH. Selected by ESA fo a Phase A study u de the Small Missio s i itiative, Moo ake will ge e ate high- esolutio , th ee-dime sio al elevatio data of the lu a South Pole to suppo t la di g site assessme t, haza d ide tificatio , a d missio pla i g. The th ee-dime sio al models p oduced by this missio will p ovide the most accu ate Digital Elevatio Maps of the lu a su face to date.

High-fidelity su face maps di ectly i c ease the likelihood of successful la di g attempts a d assist mobility platfo ms like Lu a Outpost’s MAPP ove a d Lu a Te ai Vehicle i efficie t t ave sal pla i g. Su face data will also p ovide valuable i fo matio to e ha ce i f ast uctu e like LUX-The mal, a adva ced piece of lu a su face i f ast uctu e desig ed by Lu a Outpost to p otect tech ologies f om the ha sh lu a ight.

As the The mal Desig a d Model-Based Systems E gi ee i g lead, Lu a Outpost’s team i Luxembou g is developi g ovel the mal ma ageme t solutio s fo Moo ake to withsta d the ext eme tempe atu e swi gs i low lu a o bit. To accele ate the developme t of the the mal suite, Lu a Outpost is flyi g TACOS (The mal A chitectu e COmpo e tS) a IOD/IOV payload fu ded by the Eu opea Commissio fo a lau ch oppo tu ity i to low Ea th o bit to gai flight he itage fo key the mal compo e ts flow o Moo ake .

Slated fo lau ch i 2030, Moo ake builds o Lu a Outpost’s al eady obust missio ma ifest, demo st ati g i te atio al busi ess mome tum, spotlighti g ESA associatio a d validatio , a d co ti ued catego y leade ship.

About Lu a OutpostLu a Outpost is the leade i space mobility a d i f ast uctu e, developi g adva ced obotic systems fo ext eme e vi o me ts. F om e abli g the fi st comme cial ove o the Moo a d maki g oxyge o Ma s to d ivi g NASA’s Lu a Te ai Vehicle Se vices p og am, Lu a Outpost is accele ati g the ew space eco omy fo the bette me t of life he e o Ea th. Leadi g the i dust y with 10 missio s lau chi g to the Moo befo e 2030, Lu a Outpost is scali g the co e tech ologies that powe the i dust ializatio of space. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit lu a outpost.com.

About NUVIEW GmbH Based i Be li , Nuview GmbH leads the Moo ake missio study which i cludes seve al pa t e s alo gside Lu a Outpost. NUVIEW GmbH, a wholly ow ed subsidia y of NUVIEW I c., is developi g the wo ld’s fi st comme cial space-based LiDAR co stellatio fo th ee-dime sio al mappi g of Ea th.

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