NASA says its next lunar vehicle won’t be your grandpa’s old moon buggy

NASA has published new requests for information looking for the idea of ​​lunar vehicles from American companies. Space agencies are specifically interested in the type of month-based vehicle that will be able to transport astronauts to the South Pole of Lunar, do so while navigating unique and long and cold nights found in our month.

NASA has a big plan for the next manned Moon Mission, which will, ideally, see astronauts who carry out various scientific experiments on the surface of the month before the end of this decade. There are many considerations that come by placing humans on the moon, including how they will go around the celestial body.

In the request of new information, NASA asked the company to share “input on their approaches and solutions” for this type of human transport vehicle. The space agency has several specific requirements for artemis lunar vehicles, noting that this will not be “your grandfather month.”

Among other things, NASA said that they need to know whether the company is willing to provide a month vehicle that will be purchased directly to be owned and used, or whether these companies will be able to offer this type of transportation as a commercial service.

NASA has been very dependent on commercial aerospace companies as part of the new lunar exploration era, noting that it makes it possible to save money and speed up the mission schedule. As for RFI today, NASA accepts input from US companies until October 1. Lunar transportation vehicles in the future will join the Base Camp Artemis NASA and other infrastructure designed for long-term human presence on the moon.