Water-Prospecting Lunar Rover Prototype Built

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 9, 2012 @09:21AM from the now-let's-make-it-self-replicating dept.

Zothecula writes "Astrobotic Technology Inc., a spin-off company of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), has debuted its full-size flight prototype of its Polaris lunar water-prospecting robot. Polaris is specially designed to work in the permanently shadowed craters at the Moon's poles. Scheduled to be sent to the Moon using a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the solar-powered rover is a contender in the US$20 million Google Lunar X Prize and is tasked with seeking ice deposits that could be used by future colonists."

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Re:So... by sconeu · 2012-10-09 09:26 · Score: 4, Funny

Duh. It's going to use the photocells to power a light aimed at the photocells!

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Re:A bright idea? by Chris+Burke · 2012-10-09 09:38 · Score: 4, Funny

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