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Missing Soviet Robot Found on The Moon
Lunokhod 1 was a robot type of rover that the Soviets landed on the moon in 197o thanks to the Luna 17 lander. Using solar panels during the day and a radioisotope powered heater at night, the rover was able to explore the moon for 322 Earth days. From NASA: This first successful Soviet rover [...]
Save Spirit
The journey should have ended a long time ago on Mars. But somehow the rover Spirit has carried on. It is now having problems with the right front and rear wheel and has been unable to move forward since December 19. Stay up to date with all things Spirit at the website from NASA called [...]
New Lunar Rover
Astrobotic Technology has revealed more information about its lunar rover. This company is led by William “Red” Whitaker and hopes to win the $20 million Lunar X Prize. Earlier this month Astrobotic Technology unveiled the Moon Digger that they hope to use to win The NASA Regolith Excavation Challenge. The new rover will be used [...]