Cars Meant for Other Planets (And The Companies That Make Them)
13 Apr 2024, 20:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just a handful of companies are working on making cars (they call them crew-rated rovers) for use on the Moon and other planets, they are the pioneers
NASA Can't Make its Mind Up Over Who Builds the Next Lunar Rover, Delayed Four Months
6 Nov 2023, 18:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Had all gone according to plan, NASA intended to have the contracts signed and production orders put in place for the Artemis program by November 27th, 2023.
Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser Concept Revealed: It's Like an FJ40 Land Cruiser For the Moon
6 Oct 2023, 07:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Calty Design Research Incorporated, also known simply as Calty, was established by Toyota on both coasts of the United States back in 1973
Water-Hunting Moon Rover Shows It Can Safely Exit a Lander and Start Its 100-Day Mission
5 Jul 2023, 07:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA completes lander egress tests of the VIPER Moon rover, moving one step closer to the launch of a gear that'll help us find water up there
Nissan North America Enters NASA Lunar Rover Race With Teledyne and Sierra Space
6 Apr 2022, 06:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan was recruited by Teledyne and Sierra Space for the development of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle for the Artemis program
Mexico Is Sending Game-Changing Robotic Vehicles to Explore Resources on the Moon
27 Sep 2021, 08:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An innovative project initiated by the Mexican Space Agency will send robots to space, with the goal of obtaining precious resources right there, on the moon
Lunokhod 1, the Unsung Hero Rover of the USSR, Drove on the Moon Before Americans Did It
22 Aug 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The Russians sent a vehicle on the Moon in 1971 and, even if it's not working anymore, it is still used by American scientists.
Supercar Blondie Checks Out $1.2 Million Lunar Rover SUV With Gullwing Doors
9 Jul 2021, 19:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is one of about two rovers built for the Netflix show Lost in Space, which is a reboot of the 1960s classic. Owner Jeff Dunham has the original too
Viper Is NASA’s New Rover Designed to Look for Water on the Moon
9 Jun 2020, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American space agency is set to announce on June 10 the name of the company that would take the Viper rover to the Moon
Tesla Cybertruck Moon Rover Has Six Wheels, Geared for Everything
8 Jun 2020, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A designer that goes by the name Charlie Automotive envisioned a moon rover version of the Tesla Cybertruck, see it inside
Toyota Moon Rover Unofficial Concept Looks Like an F1 Car for Out There
30 Jan 2020, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota is working on a moon rover for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, but this project looks like a doodle from a Toyota designer
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale "Moon Rover" Looks Better Than Most Supercars
17 Nov 2019, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As you can easily tell, the contraption we have here is virtual, as we're looking at one of the boldest rendering the web has delivered all year
NASA’s Next Moon Rover Is the Size of a Suitcase
1 Oct 2019, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The CubeRover will be capable of performing long-range exploration missions as well, provided they do not exceed one week in length
Brad Pitt Fights Off Space Pirates in Ad Astra Moon Rover Chase Scene
20 Sep 2019, 15:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It all takes place on a so-called Lunar Path where the good guys are intercepted by a bunch of Moon pirates and forced to fight
Toyota Reveals Pressurized Moon Rover Designed for JAXA
13 Mar 2019, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rover will have an enclosed body capable of providing all the needed functions for the crew to survive without the need for them to be equipped with suits
China's First and Only Moon Rover, Yutu, is Officially Dead
4 Aug 2016, 18:42 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The six-wheeled Jade Rabbit has set the record for the longest operational period for a rover on the Moon, having worked no less than 31 months