NASA released a video update on its Moon Base rover work, describing crewed lunar terrain vehicles (LTVs) and robotic rovers as central to surface mobility during early outpost development, according to an agency article published on 20 October 2026.

Astrolab and Lunar Outpost hold task orders to build first-phase LTVs, which will be delivered to the Moon ahead of crewed Artemis missions. Blue Origin was awarded a task order to deliver the LTVs to the lunar South Pole region by 2028 under NASA's CLPS initiative. NASA says the remote-operated vehicles can traverse up to 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) a day and map the surface before crews arrive, and that Artemis astronauts will later drive them, supporting up to three moonwalks per mission, carrying up to 176 pounds (80 kilograms) of samples and tools, and traveling up to six miles (10 kilometers) on one battery charge.

Astrolab's CLV-1 derives from its FLEX architecture; its FLIP robotic rover is planned as a payload on Griffin Mission One, scheduled to launch in late 2026. Lunar Outpost's Pegasus evolved from its Eagle LTV. Both companies are on schedule to deliver flight-ready hardware to NASA at the end of 2027, the agency said.

Separately, NASA's VIPER rover is fully built and undergoing final testing at Johnson Space Center before traveling to Kennedy Space Center for a 2027 South Pole mission, where it is to travel more than 18 miles (30 kilometers).