Australian firm reveals its first lunar rover prototype for Artemis mission

Australian consortium ELO2 has unveiled its lunar rover prototype which could become part of a future mission to the moon. The vehicle was displayed for the first time at the 16th Australian Space Forum on December 6, in hopes of gathering feedback and suggestions for further improvements. 

ELO2 is one of the two firms selected to develop a rover prototype as part of the Australian Space Agency’s (ASA) $150 million Moon to Mars Trailblazer program. The project comes as a result of a deal signed in 2021 between NASA and the ASA that warranted the inclusion of a made-in-Australia,…