NASA Kennedy Space Center Mars Rover 2017
- 4 Places for astronauts
- Length : 8,50m
- Width : 4,00m
- Height : 3,40m
- Weight : 2,3 tonnes
- Frame : Aluminum
- 6 wheel 50 inch ventilated with special tires to let the dust
- Electrical powered by solar panels
- normal speed : from 10 to 25 km/h
- Maximum speed : 110 km / h if the relief permits
- Builder : NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
- Location : Cap Canaveral (Florida)
- Destination : Planet Mars
- Designer : Marc Parker
They put 5 month to make the, November 2016 to April 2017.
This ATV was designed by NASA for a manned exploration of Mars. It is equipped with an independent testing laboratory and removably to the rear of the machine. Once the separate laboratory, the rover becomes 4×4. The story does not say how the laboratory fits firmly 2 wheels !
It is a style study, never ride on the Red Planet. It was designed to raise public awareness to the great challenges of space exploration and space travel, for an agency called "Summer of Mars".
In the future it will serve as vehicle advertising support to his sponsor, a famous American TV channel, after being exposed in various places by NASA.
The American show !
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Everything is summarized here, from construction to travel on Mars !
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