News: Exterres

University set to be test ground for Australia’s first lunar rover

Prototype of Roo-ver

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.

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Extraterrestrial surface simulation lab launches new chapter in space research

Exterres Lab launch

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.

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