NASA s Next Lunar Rover Could Transform How We Study the Moon

NASAs Artemis program has teamed up with Japan s Aerospace Exploration Agency to create the next generation lunar vehicle one that is being described as an RV for the Subscribe to Seeker Watch more Elements Visit our shop at In the late 2000s, NASA proposed a concept for a futuristic space vehicle known as the Lunar Electric Rover or LER. It was set to be the first pressurized, 6 wheel omnidrive lunar vehicle enabling astronauts to go on longer research exploration missions. It was customized with a mobile workspace and 7 other really cool features like a shower and a Suitport allowing the astronauts to get in their space suits from inside the vehicle. This was implemented because lunar surface contamination was a real issue in the Apollo program and sometimes dust could damage the instruments or even get into an astronauts lungs. The LER prototype made a publ