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NASA selects Lunar Outpost proposal to advance Starweave
Lunar Outpost said NASA has selected its proposal to move forward with Starweave, a distributed software layer, under ACO.
- NASA selected Lunar Outpost's proposal to advance Starweave under ACO on July 29, 2026.
- The selected Starweave proposal is described as a distributed software layer.
- Lunar Outpost says it has ten contracted missions through 2030 and 10 missions set to launch to the Moon before 2030.
- The company says it is driving NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle program.
- Cited milestones include running what it describes as the first commercial rover on the Moon and producing oxygen on Mars.
What happened
Lunar Outpost said NASA selected the company’s proposal to advance Starweave under ACO. The company announced the development on 2026-07-29.
Starweave is described as a distributed software layer. Lunar Outpost also said it is working with NASA to develop mobility autonomy, AI and infrastructure technologies.
What we know
Lunar Outpost announced on 2026-07-29 that NASA had selected its proposal to advance Starweave under ACO.
The company describes Starweave as a distributed software layer.
Lunar Outpost said it is working with NASA to mature mobility autonomy, AI and infrastructure technologies.
The company says it has ten contracted missions through 2030, and separately says 10 missions are launching to the Moon before 2030.
Lunar Outpost also says it is driving NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle program.
Among the milestones cited by the company are running what it describes as the first commercial rover on the Moon and producing oxygen on Mars.
Why it matters
For readers following the lunar industry, the selection ties Lunar Outpost to another NASA-backed effort and adds a software element, Starweave, to the company’s work on mobility autonomy, AI and infrastructure.
The announcement also comes from a company that says it has ten contracted missions through 2030 and 10 missions set to launch to the Moon before 2030, indicating a broad pipeline of lunar activity.
Background
Lunar Outpost is a company. NASA is a U.S. government space agency.
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