Six-legged NASA Moon rover tested in desert
SEP 09, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024655
SPACE.com : NASA’s All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) rover has been tramping around the Arizona desert in preparation for its eventual use on the Moon. ATHLETE is one of several pieces of NASA hardware being tested at the annual Research and Technology Studies demonstration, also known as Desert RATS , 31 August15 September. Desert RATS provides researchers an opportunity to try out new equipment destined for future planetary exploration missions. ATHLETE has also been a hit on YouTube, where it demonstrates its flexibility in a music video in which it appears to dance.
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