It’s official, Lockheed Martin has partnered with General Motors Co. to develop a next generation lunar vehicle that will soon transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon through NASA’s Artemis program. Humans will once again explore and conduct scientific experiments on the lunar surface using a variety of rovers, or more specifically, a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), the first of many types of surface mobility vehicles needed for this program.
Since General Motors is a leader in battery-electric technologies and propulsion systems, they will leverage their autonomous technology to facilitate safer and more efficient operations on the Moon. For those who don’t know, GM manufactured, tested and integrated the inertial guidance and navigation systems for the entire Apollo Moon program, including Apollo 11 and the first human landing in 1969.
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This alliance brings together powerhouse innovation from both companies to make a transformative class of vehicles. Surface mobility is critical to enable and sustain long-term exploration of the lunar surface. These next-generation rovers will dramatically extend the range of astronauts as they perform high-priority science investigation on the Moon that will ultimately impact humanity’s understanding of our place in the solar system,” said Rick Ambrose, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Space.
