Lunar Rover news

[radarredux]

One of the questions asked here frequently are what robotic mission plans are there for the Moon beyond LRO. Today's Slashdot mentions an article (with a separate page for live webcam pictures) of Linux-based lunar rover being tested.<br /><br />Here are the appropriate links:<br />http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/06/09/15/1536214.shtml<br />http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4892438264.html<br />http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/d-rats/

 

[JonClarke]

Very interesting, thank you. It's good to see that robonaut has been incarnated as a centaur. This could be a very useful line of development.<br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>