A new lunar rover design from California's Death Valley aims for the Moon

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has the capacity to carry a 1,500 kg payload and it can be driven remotely or with two astronauts on board. The lunar rover can drive over a payload and pick it up, in a similar fashion to a warehouse robot.

"For humanity to truly live and operate in a sustained way off Earth, there needs to exist an efficient and economical transportation network all the way from the launch pad to the ultimate outpost," explained Jaret Matthews, Founder and CEO of Astrolab."Currently, there is a gap in the last mile and Astrolab exists to fill it." requirements, which were set out by the U.S. space agency in a bid to gain insight from the private sector on its future lunar vehicles.

Hadfield also explained that the Moon, if laid down flat on a map, is larger than Africa, and it is"a completely untapped geological resource.

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