Tokyo space enthusiasts remotely control ˲Ʊ rovers
Rover in the University of ˲Ʊ's Exterres Lab
Young Japanese space enthusiasts will take part in a space rover experience at the University of ˲Ʊ, without ever stepping on a plane.
On Saturday 25 March, students will drive rovers remotely from the TeNQ Space Museum in Tokyo, almost 8,000km from the University’s North Terrace campus.
The rovers will be in the University’s state-of-the-art , which is specifically designed to simulate an off-Earth environment that provides researchers and industry with the opportunity to co-design, test and develop technologies and processes.
The students will practice basic navigation tasks, following a lunar road around the pit using the rovers on the unique surface and complete “missions”.
The cameras mounted on the rovers will feed live pictures of the Exterres Lab and rover pit to the participants and spectators in the Tokyo Dome.
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