Lunar Outpost selected by NASA to advance Starweave autonomous robotic swarm software. * 1 hr ago GOLDEN, Colo., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Lunar Outpost, the leader in space mobility and infrastructure, today announced NASA has selected the company's proposal to advance Starweave under the agency's Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO). Starweave is Lunar Outpost's distributed software layer that enables swarm organization: robotic systems operating as autonomous, coordinated fleets. Starweave accelerates and scales complex operations in extreme, GPS-denied environments by empowering operators to coordinate thousands of heterogeneous systems and enabling these systems to work together autonomously. As NASA and commercial partners move from individual missions to sustained operations in space, autonomous robotic workforces are critical to the development and maintenance of infrastructure on the Moon and later Mars. Starweave provides the coordination layer for a permanent outpost, enabling self-healing satellite swarms, resilient communications, and robotic systems that work together at scale without constant human oversight from Earth. "Establishing a sustainable presence in space will take more than a single mission, rover, or spacecraft. It requires fleets of intelligent robotic systems that can communicate, make decisions, and execute work in unison," said Justin Cyrus, Founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost. "NASA's ACO selection accelerates Starweave's role as the fundamental coordination layer to manage autonomous workforces that build infrastructure, support critical operations, and extend humanity from Earth to the Moon, Mars, and beyond." With this selection, Lunar Outpost will continue developing Starweave as a distributed software layer that enables autonomous systems to work together as a resilient swarms - even when communication with mission control on Earth is delayed, limited, or interrupted. As part of Lunar Outpost's broader software suite alongside Stargate and Spark, Starweave powers a scalable operations platform that unifies mission control, autonomous coordination, networking, and AI-driven decision support. Together, these technologies give operators greater capability and effectiveness in harsh, GPS-denied environments while strengthening multi-domain readiness across Earth and space. The collaboration will help mature the core autonomy capabilities required to coordinate robotic workforces in space. NASA has defined the space frontier for generations. Lunar Outpost's partnership with the agency reflects a shared focus on building the systems that make a sustained human presence beyond Earth possible. From its Pegasus selection for NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program to Starweave under ACO, Lunar Outpost is working with NASA to mature the mobility, autonomy, AI, and infrastructure technologies that will allow humans and robotic systems to operate on other planetary bodies. The announcement builds on Lunar Outpost's broader business momentum and a growing mission manifest - which includes ten contracted missions through 2030 - reflecting the company's continued leadership in developing the mobility, robotics, and infrastructure technologies required to establish permanent human presence beyond Earth. For more details on Starweave and the Lunar Outpost software suite, visit https://www.lunaroutpost.com/software About Lunar Outpost Lunar Outpost is the leader in space mobility and infrastructure, developing advanced robotic systems for extreme environments. From operating the first commercial rover on the Moon and making oxygen on Mars to driving NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle program, Lunar Outpost is accelerating the new space economy for the betterment of life here on Earth. Leading the industry with 10 missions launching to the Moon before 2030, Lunar Outpost is scaling the core technologies that power the industrialization of space. For more information, visit lunaroutpost.com. Media Contact LaunchSquad for Lunar Outpost

Nvidia signs deal to deploy edge AI on future Moon missions - laying the groundwork for a permanent human home in space. Published 3 hours ago Edge AI for the edge of human achievement * Off-planet mobility company Lunar Outpost with use the Nvidia Jetson platform and Nvidia CUDA-X libraries for future lunar missions * Nvidia Jetson modules will manage the command and control of the Lunar Voyage 2 rover's LiDAR system, set for launch later in 2026 * This follows Lunar Outpost's successful bid to design and deliver the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle for NASA Nvidia is collaborating with space economy infrastructure company Lunar Outpost to deliver edge AI for future missions to the Moon and beyond. Powering the first generation of AI space computing, Nvidia's Jetson platform and Nvidia CUDA-X libraries are expected to underpin the Lunar Outpost's growing mission manifest. Everything from processing to mapping and communications will be handled by Nvidia's edge AI provision, which is seen as the solution to Lunar Outpost's contributions to the NASA Artemis program of modern space exploration. Later in 2026, the Reiner Gamma exploration - the "lunar swirl" geographical feature on the Moon's surface - will launch, with the Lunar Voyage 2 expected to be the first Lunar Outpost hardware to be deployed with Nvidia Jetson tech. Latest Videos FromTechRadar ChatGPT vs. Claude 0 seconds of 1 minute, 29 seconds Volume 0% Nvidia in space. Lunar Outpost is no stranger to space exploration, having assisted NASA and MIT on the MOXIE project, generating oxygen on the surface of Mars on a project running 2021 to 2023. Its collaboration continues with the Reiner Gamma exploration, working with General Motors and Goodyear on its lunar rover. "Lunar missions require intelligent systems that can process data and make decisions in real time," noted Chen Su, Head of edge AI product marketing at NVIDIA. "Lunar Outpost is using NVIDIA Jetson and CUDA-X libraries to give its rovers the onboard AI computing needed for terrain mapping, autonomous navigation, mission data processing and scientific discovery." Human-robot exploration. Set for dispatch to the lunar surface at some point in the second half of 2026 via SpaceX Falcon 9, Lunar Outpost's Lunar Voyage 2 will be overseen from Earth, while the Nvidia AI technology handles advanced autonomy and communications, as well as lunar mapping and onboard data processing.

Lunar Outpost and NVIDIA announced partnership to deploy edge AI across upcoming moon missions. July 24, 2026 Lunar Outpost, an industry innovator in off-world mobility and space infrastructure development, which recently announced its strategic partnership with NVIDIA to implement sophisticated edge computing capabilities within its future lunar mission lineup. Thanks to the NVIDIA Jetson architecture and CUDA-X toolkit, Lunar Outpost can deploy powerful onboard computing capabilities, real-time mapping, enhanced robot autonomy, and optimized communication solutions directly on its moon rovers. With NASA's Artemis mission leading the path to a renewed human presence on the Moon, deep space operations require computing infrastructure that is able to execute real-time decisions in harsh conditions where bandwidths are limited. Lunar Outpost is deploying NVIDIA edge computing platforms to process important data locally, laying down the groundwork for sustained human presence in outer space. "Returning to the Moon is more than just landing rovers. We are actively deploying the technologies that enable people to work, live, and build in space," said Justin Cyrus, Founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost. "NVIDIA has set the standard for advanced AI computing, and we're proud to work alongside them as we bring increasingly intelligent capabilities to the lunar surface and build towards a Moon Base." Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Discover more Supply Chain Management Business Formation Scaling Onboard Intelligence Across the Lunar Manifest NVIDIA's accelerated computing stack will be deployed across multiple sequential missions, upgrading the rovers' processing capacity from preliminary sensor management to autonomous surface operations. The hardware integration debuts on Lunar Voyage 2 (LV2), targeted to explore the Reiner Gamma region later this year. On LV2, NVIDIA Jetson modules will manage the rover's LiDAR operations while handling local data compression - a critical capability given the strict bandwidth limits of deep-space communications. Subsequent launches, including Lunar Voyage 3 (LV3) and Lunar Voyage 5 (LV5), will support the first direct human-robot operational interactions on another planetary body. These missions will incorporate energy-efficient, space-qualified platforms like the NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin Module. The system will process raw sensor feeds on-site to generate real-time topographical maps, chart autonomous routes, and power live video transmissions back to Earth. "Lunar missions require intelligent systems that can process data and make decisions in real time," said Chen Su, Head of edge AI product marketing at NVIDIA. "Lunar Outpost is using NVIDIA Jetson and CUDA-X libraries to give its rovers the onboard AI computing needed for terrain mapping, autonomous navigation, mission data processing and scientific discovery." Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Expanding the Commercial Ecosystem for Cislunar Infrastructure Lunar Outpost is also a participant in the NVIDIA Inception Program, gaining early access to specialized hardware and technical support designed for high-growth startups building at the edge. The collaboration builds upon Lunar Outpost's growing commercial partner network, which includes organizations such as Nokia, MIT, and Castrol. With ten fully contracted lunar and cislunar missions scheduled prior to 2030, Lunar Outpost continues to scale its flight operations. This expansion includes its recent selection under NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract to deliver the crewed Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for future Artemis surface exploration. Discover more Supply Chain Business & Industrial