NASA’s new Lunar Vehicle

You’ve gotta check out this video on NASA’s website.  It shows off their new rover, the Athlete.  Apparently, the prototype is about half of the final size and is designed to carry cargo and other big, heavy things around on the moon.  It has six independent legs that can pull double duty as arms with various tool attachments.  They showcase a gripper attachment as a hand and a drill bit as well.

Anyway, this thing is pretty cool and could really advance space technology and the study of not only the moon, but other planets as well.

~ by cjbarton on November 8, 2007.