Private Moon Rovers Set to Hitch a Ride on SpaceX Starship.
TL;DR
Astrolab has partnered with SpaceX to launch its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on an upcoming Starship mission to the moon, scheduled for mid-2026. FLEX is the largest and most versatile rover ever to roll across the lunar surface, capable of carrying up to two astronauts and remotely controlled. Astrolab hopes to have an entire FLEX fleet roving the moon's surface as part of the Artemis program. SpaceX has also been contracted by NASA to supply a Starship as the Artemis program's crewed lunar lander.
- SpaceX Starship will launch this new private moon rover in 2026 (video) Space.com
- Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX's Starship SpaceNews
- This electric and solar-powered FLEX Rover is hitching a ride with SpaceX to study the moon Electrek
- A Big Rover Aims to Be Like 'U.P.S. for the Moon' The New York Times
- This SUV is headed to the lunar surface to act like "UPS for the moon" Boing Boing
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