Lunar Cruiser : Moon Rover Of Japan

 The Crew Moon Rover which is created by Japan's JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Toyota is called as Lunar Cruiser which is expected to launch in the late 2020s. 


The monikar a nod to Toyota's Land Cruiser SUV was chosen because of the familiar feeling it offers to the people involved in the development and manufacture of the vehicle prototype as part of the joint research project as well as the familiarity it will provide to the general public.



The Lunar Cruiser wouldn't be the first crewed Rover to roam the moon's gray hills. NASA launched astronaut-driven moon buggies on the final 3 Apollo missions, in 1971 and 1972. Unlike Lunar Cruiser, the Apollo rovers unpressurized, so the astronauts who rode them had to wear spacesuit.



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