Astrobotic Aims Small, Economical With Lunar Rover

Mark Carreau March 13, 2018
Credit: CubeSat rover: Astrobotic Technology
HOUSTON—Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology, Inc., and its Carnegie Mellon University partner plan to pursue development of a 2-kg commercial CubeSat rover platform. The rover would perform small-scale science and exploration activities on the Moon and other planetary surfaces under a Phase II...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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