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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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Tokyo space enthusiasts remotely control Adelaide rovers

Rover in the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's Exterres Lab

Young Japanese space enthusiasts will take part in a space rover experience at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, without ever stepping on a plane.

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Rover teams dock for lunar challenge

³ÉÈË´óƬ rover competing in the ARCh 2023

Teams from around Australia and overseas face a four-day challenge when their lunar rovers will be tested to their limits at this year’s Australian Rover Challenge (ARCh) held at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.

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Inaugural Rover Challenge proves a winner

Rover Challenge

Rover teams competed in four challenges at the inaugural Australian Rover Challenge (ARC) on North Terrace campus on 27 and 28 March.

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Students’ lunar rovers go head-to-head

NASA Rover

This weekend teams of students from around the country will compete in the inaugural held at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ. Students will put their lunar rovers which they have designed and built themselves, to the test in a series of missions performed on a recreation of the surface of the Moon.

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