Who wants to know mission details Lunar voyage 1 the first initiative of the American company Lunar Outpost to explore the surface of the moon, just go to the nearest toy store. It is that the company based in Arvao, Colorado, signed an unprecedented partnership with the Danish Lego.
Known worldwide for its interconnected plastic construction blocks, the toys manufacturer recently announced the launch, scheduled for August 2025, from a Mapp version, the first teleoperated Rover from the United States to reach the lunar surface.
Announced with two real -life robotic -inspired futuristic vehicles, the Rover Mapp (English for autonomous prospecting mobile platform) is able to move independently, performing exploration tasks without the need for human control.
What makes the release even more spectacular is the chance that Mapp Lego is known and manipulated by fans and educators before its actual version is effectively used on the moon surface.
Although it has reached our natural satellite in March 2025, aboard the athena Pouso Module, developed by the company Intuitive Machines, the real mapp was filed inside the ship, which, because it did not perform a smooth and smooth descent, toppled over the lunar surface.
The partnership between the space company and Lego
The partnership between Lego and Lunar Outpost was signed a week before the unsuccessful arrival of the athena landing module on the surface of the moon on 6 March 2025. At the time, Billund announced collaboration as a way to “take off” with the support of a real moon explorer.
LEGO ROVER LUNAR OUTPOST space vehicle, designed for August 2025, is a replica of the MAPP, which was a central piece of Lunar Voyage 1. The mission, which arrived in the region of Mons Mouton, near the South Lunar pole, intended to demonstrate the feasibility of commercial and scientific operations on the moon.
At the time of launch, Lunar Outpost CEO Justin Cyrus said in a press release: “Lunar Voyage 1 is not just exploration-it is about proving that private industry can operate, support and create economic value on the moon.”
This confidence is still shared by NASA, who selected the lunar outpost as One of the three companies hired to develop a manned lunar vehicle (LTV) For the astronauts of the Mission Artemis of the American Space Agency to drive on the moon.
In addition to the lunar buggy “Eagle”, built in partnership with GM, Goodyear, Leidos and MDA Space, Lunar Outpost develops another projects such as Trailblazer, the main mission of the Australian space agency, and the so-called In-Situ resource use experiment for oxygen production in Mars (Moxie).
How is the Lunar Rover of Lego?
The main model of the 1.082 -piece Lego Technic kit is a futuristic lunar Rover, with tilting suspension, four -wheeled direction, mobile solar panels and an articulated robotic arm. It is designed to face challenging land and perform tasks inspired by real missions.
“Use your arm to lift the minor mining Rover and send it on a mission to recover the elements of Lunar Regoit,” invites the product page on the Lego website. While the collected samples are stored in a special compartment, Mapp is triggered to gather data.
The MAPP included in the Lunar Outpost spacepost’s Lego Technic Kit is realistically inspired by the first Rover, with some later innovations. The other vehicles in the set do not follow real models, but illustrate essential functions for the exploitation of lunar resources.
When fully assembled, the main lunar rover measures more than 13 cm high, 31 cm long and 19 cm wide. Intended for builders from 10 years, the kit is the first product of the partnership between Lego and Lunar Outpost, and will cost $ 99.99 (the equivalent of $ 567).
Only in 2026, can we finally observe the actual Mapp in action, when Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Travel mission 2, bring another type Rover to the moon, this time to explore the Reiner Gamma region, an optical and magnetic lunar anomaly that has been intriguing scientists for decades.
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This content was originally published in LEGO version of Rover Lunar arrives before its royal debut on the moon on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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