Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NASA's vision for a Moon Base near the south pole of the Moon continues to take shape. A key feature of future habitation is the ability to move astronauts around the lunar surface with greater ease.
The agency under NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is moving away from the larger, more dynamic lunar terrain vehicles it originally requested back in 2024 and instead is seeking modern moon buggies that are more readily available for earlier Artemis missions.
To that end, NASA awarded task orders to Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to support their offerings: Astrolab's Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1) and Lunar Outpost's Pegasus. Spaceflight Now spoke with leadership of both companies to get a clearer understand of this new road for lunar mobility.
Video shooting, editing: Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Additional visuals (alphabetical order):
• Astrolab
• Blue Origin
• Intuitive Machines
• Lunar Outpost
• NASA
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:49 New contracts, new ride
07:16 Learning from smaller rovers
09:32 Making the pivot
10:30 Laying the groundwork
14:10 What of the original LTVs?
This coverage is made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to help us expand our coverage and get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCoLdERT4-TJ82PJOHSrsZLQ/join
NASA's vision for a Moon Base near the south pole of the Moon continues to take shape. A key feature of future habitation is the ability to move astronauts around the lunar surface with greater ease.
The agency under NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is moving away from the larger, more dynamic lunar terrain vehicles it originally requested back in 2024 and instead is seeking modern moon buggies that are more readily available for earlier Artemis missions.
To that end, NASA awarded task orders to Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to support their offerings: Astrolab's Crewed Lunar Vehicle (CLV-1) and Lunar Outpost's Pegasus. Spaceflight Now spoke with leadership of both companies to get a clearer understand of this new road for lunar mobility.
Video shooting, editing: Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Additional visuals (alphabetical order):
• Astrolab
• Blue Origin
• Intuitive Machines
• Lunar Outpost
• NASA
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:49 New contracts, new ride
07:16 Learning from smaller rovers
09:32 Making the pivot
10:30 Laying the groundwork
14:10 What of the original LTVs?
This coverage is made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to help us expand our coverage and get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCoLdERT4-TJ82PJOHSrsZLQ/join
