Tuesday / 28 January 2020

TRAILER Robotic System Under Development By ESA For South Poles Of Earth And Moon

ESA Technology Development Element Program Contracts With French COMEX Company And Vienna-Based Liquifer Systems Group, Directed By Barbara Imhof, To Develop TRAILER Robotic System; Two Robots, The Highly Mobile TRACTOR And Trailer Unit WAIN, Will Be Controllable From Earth Or Lunar Orbit; Rovers Will Be Tested In Antarctica By 2021 For Eventual Use In South Pole-Aitken Basin Of Moon; ESA Also Developing HERACLES Lander To Place Payloads Supporting Humans On Lunar Surface

Credits: Liquifer Systems, Moon Village Association,  ESA