CMU’s tiny robot rover passes NASA design review ahead of 2021 trip to the Moon

CMU’s tiny robot rover passes NASA design review ahead of 2021 trip to the Moon

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/cmus-tiny-robot-rover-passes-nasa-design-review-ahead-of-2021-trip-to-the-moon/

Carnegie Mellon University is one step closer to operating its robotic rover on the surface of the Moon: The school’s diminutive bot has passed a crucial NASA design review, performed by the agency in collaboration with Astrobotic, whose Peregrine lunar lander will be providing the ride for the robot down to the surface of the Moon on a mission set for 2021.

The positive result from the design review did include a few design tweaks that the team will now implement as it moves from prototype to flight-ready rover, a process that’s designed to take place this summer. That version will stress tested for conditions during the launch and flight to Moon, to ensure its own safety, and the safety of other payloads on board the Peregrine lander, which is taking a number of experiments to the lunar surface on behalf of NASA.