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03/01/2008

PICTURES: NASA Chariot - The Omni-Directional Lunar Rover

We have seen the future of lunar rovers, and it's the NASA Chariot. This vehicle features "six double wheels, each with independent steering, and the pedestal the driver stands on can rotate a full 360-degrees." Click here for first picture in gallery.

That way the pilot can navigate the Chariot in any direction, and in a sense the vehicle really has no front or rear. The improved rover is part of NASA's efforts to bolster its space assets as the organization plans to have an outpost on the Moon by 2020
[via Dvice - Wired]

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Posted at 03/01/2008 10:13pm by MrSatyre
I know these guys are supposed to be rocket scientists, but it sure looks like the center of gravity of this monstrosity would be too high and off center with an astronaut in all his heavy gear in the standing position out on the side like that (or front or back or whatever it is). Presumably this is not a final design, and even if it were they'd stack the rest of the chassis with gear or counterweights.
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