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RV built by Toyota, JAXA could be the first habitat for NASA astronauts on the moon
Trendingdesk •With NASA’s budget stretched thin, the partnership with JAXA, Toyota will likely make the gear affordable.
JAXA to build moon rover, space vehicle for use in NASA's Artemis moon mission
Tech2 News Staff •NASA wants to return to the moon with the Artemis mission and they are building a smaller version of the ISS to orbit the moon.
Sitting in the space station, ESA astronaut remotely drives lunar rover collecting rock samples
Tech2 News Staff •This method will help future astronauts to stay in the safety of the spacecraft while controlling the rover.
NASA to send golf cart size rover to the lunar south pole to sample the water ice
Tech2 News Staff •VIPER is expected to roam the moon for about 100 days and collect data on the different kinds of soil on the moon,
Britian's lunar rover will 'walk' across the moon by 2021 carrying 14 NASA payloads
•It will attempt to explore a lava tube so humans can live there when they go to the moon.
China's Yutu-2 lunar rover spots a 'gel-like' substance on the Moon's surface
Tech2 News Staff •Yutu-2 lunar rover, a part of China's Chang'e 4 mission stumbled upon this substance lunar day 8.
Toyota, JAXA to develop lunar rover that runs on fuel cell tech for 2029 mission
•The manned rover could be a crucial part of a future international space probe program.
Chang'e-4 probe, rover survive first lunar night, wake up to record-low temperature
Tech2 News Staff •Instruments on China's Chang'e-3 moon mission survived 60 lunar nights & continue to be in operation.
China's Chang'e-4 moon rover 'Jade Rabbit' takes a drive on the moon's far side
•Beijing plans to send another lander, Chang'e-5, later this year to return with samples from the far side.
Why is China's Chang'e-4 lunar mission to the far side of the Moon a big deal?
Kavyan •The Chang'e-4 mission is also part of China's ambitions to further its space and geopolitical goals.