Juno Rover
Neptec is developing a lunar rover to be used in multiple configurations — giving it a unique, mission-flexible design.
Neptec is the team lead for the design and development of the NRT Rover. The NRT Rover is a concept lunar rover vehicle currently in development in conjunction with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
With plans to explore the moon, the NRT Rover will be capable of a variety of functions including exploration, mapping of the lunar surface, drilling for water, excavation, preparation of landing sites for lunar landers and transporting astronauts to their lunar bases.
The NRT Rover is a unique and robust vehicle offering a high degree of modularity. This flexibility allows the rover to be adapted to a variety of different payloads and mission scenarios. The rover mobility system is designed to be operated in the thermal extremes and vacuum of the lunar environment, as well as to be tolerant of the harsh, dusty environment expected on the surface of the Moon and Mars.
Integrated navigation and communications capabilities will allow the NRT Rover to be controlled through tele-operations from a remote site either at a nearby outpost, or from an operations centre here on Earth. The rover will also be capable of supervised autonomous operations to enable some exploration and science activities to proceed without human intervention.
The NRT Rover is being developed by a team of leading organizations known as the Neptec Rover Team (NRT). This team has been assembled to address key design aspects of the rover that will be crucial to its successful implementation.
