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Godspeed, Apollo 11 Next Stop: Moon
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General Motors is going back to the Moon. General Motors is working with Lockheed Martin to develop a new Lunar Terrain Vehicle. (GM)
The automaker, who helped Boeing develop the Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) used by the Apollo program astronauts is collaborating the Lockheed Martin to build a Lunar Terrain Vehicle as part of NASA s Artemis Program, which aims to return humans to the Moon this decade and establish a permanent presence on its surface.
The specific design of the electric vehicle is still in the works, but the companies said that it would be feature autonomous driving tech.
A computer-generated animation that accompanied the announcement depicted AN open-top two-seater loaded with scientific equipment, not unlike the original LRV, while an image shows two of them parked next to a larger enclosed vehicle.
Remembering Michael Collins
Mother Earth lost one of her greatest sons on Wednesday with the passing of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins.
He became part of history when he was Command Module Pilot (CMP) of the mission that saw humans venture beyond our planet and on to the Moon.
People mostly say, “He was the one that didn’t actually get to walk on the Moon” as though his part of the mission was somehow less valid and valued.
But like the subsequent six CMPs his role was one that could mean the difference between life or death for the Apollo crews. The were in charge of many integral parts of the mission including getting back to Earth safely. That meant not burning up on re-entry or skipping off Earth’s atmosphere.
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