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A new generation of lunar rovers, coming right up. ✨⁣ ⁣ NASA recently completed the first round of testing on three different commercial lunar terrain vehicles (LTV) at NASAJohnson in Houston. Astrolab.Space, IntuitiveMachines, and TheLunarOutpost have each developed their own LTV.⁣ ⁣ Our engineering teams conducted tests where suited NASAAstronauts and engineers performed tasks, maneuvers, and emergency drills on each rover. With astronauts acting as the test subjects, these human-in-the-loop tests are invaluable as crewmembers provide critical feedback on each rover’s design functionality, evaluate display interfaces and controls, and help identify potential safety concerns or design issues.⁣ ⁣ Image descriptions:⁣ ⁣ 1. NASA astronauts Raja Chari (Astro_Raja) and Randy Bresnik (AstroKomrade) sit inside Lunar Outpost’s Eagle lunar terrain vehicle evaluating the seat configuration during testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. ⁣ ⁣ 2. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir (Astro_Jessica) puts a s...

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