Intuitive Machines moon racer first look features nasa artemis mission update

Plans to send humans to the moon again have started taking off. Space agencies of many countries are working on this. He has also recruited private partners, who have been given different tasks. The preparations of the American space agency NASA seem to be slightly ahead of other countries. A glimpse of the kind of vehicle that Intuitive Machines, an American company associated with it, wants to drive on the moon was revealed on Thursday. This is a demo unit, which means there may be slight differences from the actual vehicle.

According to Space.com report, the company displayed the reusable autonomous crewed exploration rover in the parking lot at the Space Center in Houston. It is also being called Moon Racer. This is an electric rover, which has been prepared by Roush. On Friday, this rover was to be shown in the visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. “We are very excited to demonstrate this to you,” Trent Martin, senior vice president at Intuitive Machines, said in an address to NASA officials, industry partners and the press.

First test will be done on earth

Moon Racer will be tested on Earth before sending it to the Moon. The vehicle will be tested at Meteor Crater in Arizona. There scientists have created an environment similar to that on the Moon.

The company has landed a lander on the moon

Intuitive Machines gave America a chance to celebrate this year when its lander successfully landed on the Moon. It became the first private company in the world whose lander landed on the moon.

Key Features of Moon Racer

At 14 feet long, 8.5 feet high and 12 feet wide, Moon Racer is quite powerful. It can pull a trailer up to 108 feet long. Its speed is up to 15 kilometers per hour. It can also walk on slopes of 20 degrees and overcome challenges up to one foot high.

However, Intuitive Machines is not alone in working on such vehicles. Japan’s space agency Jaxa is also developing a vehicle in collaboration with Toyota, which can be sent to the moon by 2031.