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General Motors to Team on Developing Lunar Vehicles NASA has asked industry leaders to send ideas for lunar rovers and for a new lunar terrain vehicle, which is working to get astronauts back on the moon. Companies expect a request for proposals to come later this year. May 27, 2021 •  (TNS) — General Motors Co. is partnering with Lockheed Martin, a security and aerospace company, to develop lunar vehicles to potentially carry astronauts on the moon, the companies said Wednesday. NASA has asked industry leaders to send ideas for lunar rovers and for a...

GM will design a lightweight, rugged moon rover that will take astronauts faster and farther than the Apollo rovers that went all of 4 1/2 miles.

This article is republished here with permission from The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon. The project announced Wednesday is still in the early stages and has yet to score any NASA money. But the goal is to design light yet rugged vehicles that will travel farther and faster than the lunar rover...

Denver-based Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday the aerospace company will team up with General Motors to build the next-generation lunar vehicle.

Two of the biggest names in the world, General Motors and Lockheed Martin, are teaming up to create the nex...