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reporter: 50 years after apollo s moon bounce and buggies, nasa is kicking off a new lunar rover space race and a startup in california is headed in a very different direction. wow! reporter: this is flex, a prototype from thehe company astrtrolab testeted out by a a former comommander of f the ininternationanal spspace statioion, chris hatfield. it s not only an automated forklift but it becomes a transport vevehicle for r astronautsts on thehe surface of the moon. repororter: and i it can be operated from earth, allowing lunar base building before humans even get there, prepping vital life-support systems. picking up and deploying cargo in lego-like containers. you re not just designing a rover, yoyou re desigigning an entire e ecosystem. we want to set the standard for lunar logistics. we want to be the u.p.s. and the uber of the moon. right? reporter: that will mean making solar-powered rovers that will last ten years through extreme temperatures and along the way m ....