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Astrobotic ships its ultralight shoebox-sized rover to NASA for testing – SlashGear

Astrobotic has shipped to NASA the CubeRover it developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the company has announced. This marks the completion o…

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Astrobotic has shipped to NASA the CubeRover it developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the company has announced. This marks the completion of the second phase of NASA’s SBIR contract with the company, which was tasked with developing a lightweight rover capable of traveling alongside various lunar landers. Among other things, the rover is very compact and weighs only around five pounds.
Last October, Astrobotic was awarded a $2 million contract from NASA, funds that were int…

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