Lunar Rover Initiative - Developing rover technologies for exploring the lunar poles.

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The Lunar Rover Initiative seeks to explore crater ice on the moon. We have worked for a decade to develop feasible mission concepts and validate component technologies in extreme environments here on Earth. We are experienced, skilled, and dedicated to the vision of lunar exploration.

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!Highlander\n<html><center><img src="highlander.jpg"></center></html>\nThe Highlander rover is designed for the steep ascent of highland terrain, and features a low center of gravity, high traction, and low ground pressure. Highlander’s track will grip terrain and bridge irregularities with high flotation. The stance is wide, long, and low for stability in steep terrain. The rover’s center of gravity is kept low by placing components like batteries and computers within the tracks.

\nDeveloping rover technologies for exploring the lunar poles.

Lunar Rover Initiative

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The Lunar Rover Initiative team consists of professors, graduate students, industry experts, professionals, undergraduate students, and volunteers committed to exploration of crater ice at the lunar poles.\n\nThe Lunar Exploration Initiative is a project in the [[Field Robotics Center|http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu]] of the [[Robotics Institute|http://www.ri.cmu.edu]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University||http://www.cmu.edu]]. Dr. William "Red" Whittaker leads the lunar exploration.\n\nThe team members:\n*Dr. William "Red" Whittaker\n*Dr. David Wettergreen\n*Rich Blomquist\n*Jason Ziglar\n*Josh Johnston\n*Nick Miller\n*David Schmitz\n*Steve Scott\n*Erin Allard\n*Michele Gittleman\n*Philippe Ayoub\n*Lilli Christoph\n*Aubrey Shick\n*David Kohanbash\n*Ziv Wolkowicki\n*Vincent Crossley\n\n[img[Team Photo|teamphoto2.jpg]]\n\nThis website is currently under development by [[Jason Ziglar|mailto:jpz@cmu.edu]]