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NASA picks three companies to develop a Moon car for Artemis astronauts
The lunar terrain rover contracts could be worth $4.6 billion.
The trio will develop their team’s ideas for a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to help astronauts explore the Moon’s south polar region. The next step for them is to undertake “a feasibility task order, which will be a year-long special study to develop a system that meets NASA’s requirements through the preliminary design maturity project phase.” Then, NASA will request a proposal for a demonstration mission to continue development, deliver their LTV to the Moon’s surface, then validate performance and safety before the Artemis V mission. NASA’s Artemis program aims to create a sustainable presence near the Moon ahead of its larger goal of one day preparing for human missions to Mars.
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