NASA picks 3 companies to design lunar rover for Artemis astronauts to drive on the moon

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NASA picks 3 companies to design lunar rover for Artemis astronauts to drive on the moon
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Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.

, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab, respectively — to develop their versions of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle , the rover that"We look forward to the development of the Artemis generation lunar exploration vehicle to help us advance what we learn at."This vehicle will greatly increase our astronauts' ability to explore and conduct science on the lunar surface while also serving as a science platform between crewed missions.

As that statement notes, NASA will buy rover services, not the actual LTV. The setup is similar to the contracts that the agency has signed withBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors The LTV"will support phases driven by astronauts and phases as an uncrewed mobile science exploration platform, similar to NASA's Curiosity and's south pole, where NASA aims to establish one or more Artemis bases. This part of the moon is thought to contain large amounts ofNASA wants to have an LTV on the moon prior to the arrival of the Artemis 5 crew in 2030. But if it's ready before then, so much the better.

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