Plenty of companies are working on developing rovers for future Moon and Mars missions. Recently, NASA showcased a new Mars Rover Concept Vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center. Its powerful motors are powered by battery and solar panels.
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Summer of Mars Kickoff Event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
WOW! Check out @ExploreSpaceKSC‘s new rover concept! The scientifically-themed outreach vehicle uses technology that could be used on Mars! pic.twitter.com/wQpe8zetBj
— NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) June 6, 2017
This is not the final version that will show up on Mars. But some of the features will be incorporated into that. Automobile Mag has more on the story here.
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