Tag Archives : lunar rover
Astrobotic Technology’s New Rover: In Hopes Of Exploring Lunar Territory
The fascination with the Moon and extraterrestrial territory is something that we have all carried over from childhood. The exploration of alien territories, however, is not a dream for some lucky few. William Whittaker hopes to win the $25 Million Google Lunar X Prize and explore the Apollo landing site in 2011.
Whittaker, a roboticist at Carnegie [...]
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Small Pressurised Rover Concept: NASA’s Lunar Rover for 2020
As NASA gets ready to send their astronauts to the moon in 2020, the technology that would be used by these spacewalkers is also being upgraded. One of the most important, and publicised, of these is the vehicle that would be used by the astronauts.
Exploration of the moon would not be viable unless a vehicle best suited for this alien environment [...]
Filed in: Design, Wicked Wheels
