Moon, NASA and lunar base
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NASA has revealed details of its plans to build a permanent base on the moon. Initially, this will see autonomous rovers and hopping drones scouting out the lunar surface. Down the line, the plan is for astronauts to build a future lunar home,
American space agency NASA names the Astrolab Crewed Lunar Vehicle and the Lunar Outpost Pegasus as the first crew-rated Moomn vehicles for Artemis.
Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft will deploy four drones over the lunar south pole to support NASA’s MoonFall mission and broader Moon Base initiatives.
A retro-futuristic space truck and a nimble crustacean on wheels just won a multibillion-dollar prize to deploy on a future NASA Artemis mission. And we took them out for a spin.
GM is a subcontractor in the development of the highly advanced “Eagle” Lunar Terrain Vehicle that uses technology shared with GM’s Earth vehicles.