rover

20 Apr

Hyundai to develop moon-exploration mobility ‘Rover’

Seoul, April 20 (IANS) Hyundai Motor said on Thursday it will develop a moon-exploration mobility "Rover" as it seeks to morph into a future mobility solutions provider. In July last year, Hyundai Motor signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's six aviation research institutes, including the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, for the project, the company said in a statement. Hyundai and the institutes are aiming to collect minerals, make an environmental analysis, and carry out other scientific projects when the Rover succeeds in landing on the moon's south pole, it said. "The creation of…

28 Jun

China shares Zhurong rover’s landing footage, sounds from Mars

Beijing: China has released landing process footage from its Zhurong rover as well as video and sounds of the vehicle roving on Mars.Footage of the entry, descent and landing shows the deployment of a supersonic disk-gap-band parachute, separation of the backshell, followed by powered descent, a hazard-avoidance hover phase and landing, SpaceNews reported on Sunday. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) published the footage in a Zhurong mission update on early Sunday Beijing time.Video of the descent of the Zhurong rover from its landing platform, including sounds made by the vehicle's egress, was included in the release. The sounds were created…