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A model of the Lunar Cruiser on display at Japan Mobility Show 2023. The Lunar Cruiser is the nickname of a crewed pressurized lunar rover being developed jointly by JAXA and Toyota that astronauts can drive and live on the Moon. [1]
A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo program 's Lunar Roving Vehicle was driven on the Moon by members of three American crews, Apollo 15 , 16 , and 17 .
The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) is an unpressurized rover being developed for NASA that astronauts can drive on the Moon while wearing their spacesuits. [1] The development of the LTV is a part of NASA's Artemis Program, which involves returning astronauts to the Moon, specifically the lunar south pole, by 2026, but the LTV will not fly until Artemis V in 2030 at the earliest. [2]
Called the Small Pressurized Rover Concept, it looks to be an evolution of the 12-wheeled Chariot prototype we saw earlier this year, pimped out with an air-tight cabin that sleeps two and some ...
The concept evolved from the Lunar Electric Rover (LER) concept, which in turn was a development of the Small Pressurized Rover (SPR) concept. [2] Concept vehicles of the Lunar Electric Rover (and later, the SEV) were tested during the Desert Research and Technology Studies in 2008, [2] 2009, [3] 2010 [4] and 2011.
The lunar night lasts approximately 14 Earth days, during which the Moon experiences extreme cold temperatures and complete darkness. To ensure the survivability and functionality of the lunar ...
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972.
A depiction of a lunar rover on the Moon. Image source: Getty Images. At its peak, Intuitive Machines' enterprise value reached $1.48 billion, or 18 times the revenue it would generate in 2023.