Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Justin Cyrus, Lunar Outpost’s CEO and co-founder.
Image credit: Barbara David

ARVADA, Colorado – Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle (LTV), a large rover that Artemis astronauts will use to wheel across the moon’s dusty, crater-pocked landscape.

A tour of the Lunar Outpost’s Mission Control here offered an up-close look at the status of the group’s LTV design, the Eagle, and how use of its Autonomous Test Facility in Rye, Colorado is sharpening skills in motoring the off-Earth, off-road vehicle.

Lunar Outpost’s Eagle undergoes testing. Unit for driving on the Moon will feature special wheels and suspension design to gain traction on the lunar surface.
Image credit: Lunar Outpost

The design is “a mix between a dune buggy and a heavy-duty truck,” said Justin Cyrus, Lunar Outpost’s CEO and co-founder.

For more regarding Lunar Outpost’s Moon rover concept, go to my new Space.com story – “’We are ready to drive’: Take a look inside Lunar Outpost’s moon rover mission control (photos)” – at:

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/we-are-ready-to-drive-take-a-look-inside-lunar-outposts-moon-rover-mission-control-photos