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Astrobotic’s tiny Moon rover is on its way to NASA for testing – Engadget
Astrobotic’s lunar CubeRover is heading to Kennedy Space Center for testing.
A NASA team at Kennedy’s Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) Laboratory will now spend months testing the rover on their simulated lunar surface. The tests will determine what types of slopes, gaps and other surface irregularities the rover can navigate, and drop testing will make sure the rover can bounce around without tipping over. The CubeRover is designed to work with multiple lunar landers, so if all goes according to plan, it will be used on multiple space missions.
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