NASA's Next Generation Lunar Rover

clipped from www.universetoday.com Driving on the Moon in Your Shirtsleeves NASA is testing out the next generation of lunar rovers, conducting field tests in the Arizona desert. Engineers, astronauts and geologists are driving rovers through terrain similar to the Moon's surface to see if they can perform as advertised when humans return there, hopefully by 2020. The second configuration, the Small Pressurized Rover, (SPR) adds a module on top of the rover’s chassis where the crew can sit inside in a shirt-sleeves environment as they drive the vehicle, donning spacesuits whenever they want to get out. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.nasa.gov Getting To the Moon NASA's Next Generation of Space Vehicles Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Commercial Space Transportation Living Away From Earth Human Health and Safety Lunar Robotics Field Testing For the Moon Small Pressurized Rover with a view of astronaut suitports › View hi-resolution image Extra Vehicular Activity spacesuit undergoes testing › View hi-resolution image

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