Nasa to send rover to Moon’s south pole in 2028
The PROMISE rover will carry a drill to extract lunar regolith for analysis of ice and other resources on the Moon.
NASA has awarded a US$94 million contract to Blue Origin, a private space company led by entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, to deliver a rover named PROMISE to the Moon's South Pole by 2028. The announcement was made by NASA, which is developing the rover, named after the phrase "Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration."
This six-wheeled rover will carry scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to help explore the Moon's South Pole. It will land on the lunar surface and deploy a drill to collect lunar regolith, which will then be analyzed for ice and other resources. The mission is expected to last 18 months.
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