VML was first deployed in 1998 on Stardust, Mars Climate Orbiter, and Mars Polar Lander. These were followed Mars Odyssey, Genesis, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. VML 2 is flying, slated to fly, or flown on MRO, Phoenix, Dawn, Juno, GRAIL, MAVEN, OSIRIS-REx, and InSight.

VML 3.0 is the latest version, developed as part of the Reactive Rendezvous and Docking System, which enables autonomous retrieval of an orbiting sample canister around Mars. VML 3.0 is also in use on JPL’s AutoNav spacecraft navigation technology development for comet/asteroid touch and go, and on KSC’s RESOLVE project for multi-instrument coordination and sequencing with a roving platform.