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Thanks to some creative unfolding with design and test heritage from our FLEX rover, our stowed CLV-1 measures approximately 2 x 2.3 x 2.2 meters on its journey to the Moon and unfolds after deploying onto the lunar surface. Limbs are deployed into the driving configuration using actuators linked... show more

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NSF - NASASpaceflight.com3 months ago

Innovative and simple at the same time!

🌻 Jessica Kirsh3 months ago

Clever!

Halloween Jack3 months ago

Short and squat is the way to go. Chinese landers are not tipping over.

Pilot vs Machine3 months ago

How did the Apollo missions fit a cart without doing all of this?

Mission Status🚀🛰️🪐💫⭐3 months ago

In May 2026, NASA selected Astrolab under a $219 million firm-fixed-price contract to build the rover. It will serve as a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for the Artemis campaign.

K.Bosch3 months ago

Top heavy ..

God's X3 months ago

And when it’s fully stretched out? It suddenly becomes this strong, stable lunar explorer, bigger and more grounded than you’d expect from something that arrived folded up.

Rahat Mı Battı?3 months ago

I hope the main module will not land on a sloping ground.

Joe Dunning3 months ago

This is a joke. Right?

Johnny Time3 months ago

That unfold is greatness

Halloween Jack3 months ago

Why do we not just copy the successful Chinese design of a short squat lander that will not tip over????

Rahat Mı Battı?3 months ago

If it had 6 wheels instead of 4, it would be more durable and could continue on its way in case a wheel broke. Or if one wheel breaks down, three wheels should turn 90 degrees and go sideways, just like a crab.

SpaceGeotech3 months ago

It will be interesting to see FLEX tackling the lunar ground. Congrats. This is simply fantastic.

D.M. Courtney3 months ago

@Cmdr_Hadfield How is everything Mr Hadfield?

The Space Alpha3 months ago

Congrats on the win! Can’t wait to see this on the moon!

Shan (Shanmuga Subramanian)3 months ago

if it's on the plains, this type of lander configuration will succeed, but if it's near to SouthPole the lander is doomed to fail due to the steep gradient in and around South Pole

Raymond Rendalsvik3 months ago

@NASASpaceflight Nice

Ken Ohrn (Ridin' & readin')3 months ago

Cars in space. An American tradition.

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