Fresh details have emerged about NASA's upcoming Lunar Terrain Vehicle, including the competing companies involved and its capabilities on the Moon.
A trio of commercial space ventures has been tasked with designing a lunar terrain vehicle for the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, helping astronauts explore the south polar region as part of humanity’s return to the dusty satellite.
wants to build a largely autonomous vehicle with robotic, remote operation capabilities that would allow it to explore the Moon on its own, even with no astronauts around. The Artemis lunar terrain vehicle must also be able to withstand the extreme conditions at the Moon’s south pole, anticipates selecting one provider for the demonstration. “We have asked these companies not only to design, develop, and deliver a lunar terrain vehicle, but to also get that vehicle to the Moon,” Lara Kearney, manager of the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program at
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