/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/university-set-to-be-test-ground-for-australias-first-lunar-rover The ³ÉÈË´óƬ will be a key partner in a project to build Australia’s first lunar rover. The University’s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space. December 18 2024 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/university-set-to-be-test-ground-for-australias-first-lunar-rover /newsroom/news/list/2022/03/23/extraterrestrial-surface-simulation-lab-launches-new-chapter-in-space-research Today, Thursday 24 March, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ launched its new Exterres Laboratory. The lab, which is the first of its kind in Australia, is an off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology like rovers, which are destined for the furthest reaches of the universe. March 24 2022 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2022/03/23/extraterrestrial-surface-simulation-lab-launches-new-chapter-in-space-research