Spaceflight 🚀📆 April 3 #NASA announced it had selected #IntuitiveMachines, #LunarOutpost and #Astrolab to develop Lunar 🌙 Terrain Vehicles 🚐 https://spacesymposium365.org/nasa-selects-intuitive-machines-lunar-outpost-and-astrolab-to-develop-artemis-lunar-terrain-vehicles/
📆 April 4, 2024 A pressurized rover, when it comes along with the life support, we’ll be able to extend the cruise range even farther away from a lander. An announcement concerning the pressurized vehicles is coming “about a week from now.” https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/04/04/nasa-unveils-three-teams-to-compete-for-crewed-lunar-rover-demonstration-mission/
Toyota's #LunarCruiser could explore the moon 🌙 with #astronauts 👩🚀 inside for up to 30 days at a time. The vehicle would be 6 meters long, 5.2 meters wide, and 3.8 meters tall https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/japan-will-be-first-among-nasas-partners-to-have-an-astronaut-on-the-moon/
🇯🇵 Within this fiscal year, #Toyota will begin building a comprehensive full-scale test vehicle and speed up development on a new test course at the company’s R&D facilities. The #LunarCruiser's launch date is currently set for 📆 2029 https://toyotatimes.jp/en/toyota_news/1039_1.html
NEWS｜Team Japan Sets Sights on Space! Update on LUNAR CRUISER Development｜TOYOTA TIMES
Toyota is researching and developing the LUNAR CRUISER, a crewed pressurized rover to provide mobility on the moon’s surface, which JAXA hopes to launch in 2029. At a recent press briefing, the team provided updates on development. #TOYOTATIMES