Water-Prospecting Lunar Rover Prototype Built 36
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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."
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
Duh. It's going to use the photocells to power a light aimed at the photocells!
Re:A bright idea? (Score:5, Funny)
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