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British Experts to Send First Robotic Space Spider Rover with Built-In Wi-Fi to the Moon by Summer of 2021 – Tech Times
The Asagumo rover launch will cost over $4.1 million, which could attract other investors.
Britain is taking its first leap on its plan to conquer the moon by sending a small robotic spider in 2021 through London-based robotics firm Spacebit.
Space Focus reported that Spacebit CEO and founder Pavlo Tanasyuk thought of building rovers with legs instead of wheels while he was listening to David Bowie song “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.”
The idea remained hidden until Tanasyuk visited a friend from the Japan Aerospace Agency whom he mentioned his spider robot…
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