NASA Tests Lunar Robots and Spacesuits on Earthly Moonscape

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Lunar Truck. Credit: NASA
Lunar Truck. Credit: NASA

Conditions on the moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for future lunar expeditions. Teams from seven NASA centers and several universities conducted the tests from June 2-13.


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