Lunar Outpost Celebrates Lego Moon Rover Set Release

The release of the new Lego Technic Lunar Outpost Moon Rover Space Vehicle brought a unique surprise to the family of Lunar Outpost co-founder and CTO, Andrew “AJ” Gemer. While browsing a toy aisle, Gemer’s young sons, Ari and Aiden, unexpectedly stumbled upon the new Lego set, immediately recognizing an image of the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover depicted on the box.

“I pointed at the box and said, ‘Hey, what’s that?’ and they said, ‘It’s MAPP!’” Gemer recounted. “They didn’t even know we had a Lego set until the day it was released.”

The Lego Technic Lunar Outpost Moon Rover Space Vehicle, designed for ages 10 and above, features 1,082 pieces. Among its three distinct builds, the smallest is a replica of Lunar Outpost’s MAPP, a compact, four-wheeled robotic rover central to the company’s real-world lunar exploration efforts.

Based in Colorado, Lunar Outpost is a leader in lunar surface mobility, commercial space robotics, and space resource utilization. The company is also one of three firms from which NASA will select a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) for its Artemis astronauts exploring the Moon’s south pole.

To celebrate the Lego set’s debut, Gemer, his sons, and other Lunar Outpost representatives hosted an event at Space Center Houston in Texas. As part of the center’s “Astronaut Days” activities, the company set up a booth where visitors could learn about Lunar Outpost, engage with Lego bricks, and even enter to win one of the new $99.99 sets.

The partnership between Lego and Lunar Outpost marks a significant milestone: it is Lego’s first joint effort with a private space company, following previous collaborations with NASA. Daniel Meehan, creative lead for space at the Lego Group, emphasized this new chapter, stating, “This new Lunar Outpost Lego Technic model builds upon this legacy, celebrating a new chapter in space exploration and the extraordinary discoveries to come.”

The real MAPP rover had its lunar debut on March 6, arriving on the Moon shortly after Lego first teased its collaboration with Lunar Outpost. However, the commercial lunar lander carrying MAPP unfortunately tipped over, trapping the bread-box-sized rover within its “garage.”

Despite this setback, the Lego set’s design reflects a broader vision for Lunar Outpost’s future capabilities. “There are threads for our whole company’s history, philosophy, and our vision for the future woven throughout the set,” Gemer explained. The kit includes an in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) processing plant, a resource-collecting rover, and themes of multi-scale robotics, such as a large “parent” rover deploying a smaller “child” rover—an architecture Lunar Outpost aims to implement on the Moon. The set also features a robotic arm, symbolizing future manipulation tasks. While the main futuristic rover in the set is not based on any specific current vehicle, its design—with rocker suspension, four-wheel steering, deployable solar panels, and a rotating arm—is inspired by the company’s ambitious plans.

Lunar Outpost has five lunar surface missions booked. One upcoming mission involves the “Roo-ver,” Australia’s flagship lunar rover. The next MAPP rover is slated for launch in spring 2026, carrying NASA and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) instruments to investigate a long-unexplained magnetic anomaly.

Gemer articulates Lunar Outpost’s grander ambition: “We really want to be the foundational infrastructure on the moon.” He views mobility as a critical enabler for establishing a permanent human presence, positioning Lunar Outpost as a leader in space mobility.

Similarly, Lego aims to inspire the next generation. Gemer believes Lego plays a foundational role in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, making the partnership with space exploration a “really natural” fit.

For Ari and Aiden, the journey with their dad’s Lego creation continues. “We built the MAPP rover, and then the resource collection rover. We are working our way up to the big one,” Gemer shared, expressing his hope that his sons simply enjoy the building process.