University set to be test ground for Australia’s first lunar rover
Prototype of Roo-ver at the University's Exterres Lab which will be where the lunar rover will be tested before heading to space.ÌýCredit: Australian Space Agency
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will be a key partner in a project to build Australia’s first lunar rover. The University’s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space.
The ELO2ÌýConsortium, which the University is member of, has been chosen by the Federal Government to deliver the national project to build and operate Australia’s first lunar rover as part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Trailblazer Program and supporting NASA’s Artemis missions.
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Associate Professor John Culton is the Director of the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources.
“The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ is proud to be part of the ELO2ÌýConsortium which will collaborate on buil