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As NASA works toward its literal moonshot goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, one of the lingering challenges is figuring out where everyone would live<\/a>.<\/p> Past ideas for lunar habitats have included inflatable tents<\/a>, underground bases<\/a>, and even giant fungi<\/a>. Now, through a partnership with Japan’s space agency JAXA, NASA is exploring a new angle, Ars Technica <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>: pressurized rovers that, according to a NASA spokesperson, would be the Moon equivalent of an RV.<\/p> “This thing is the coolest element I’ve ever seen for people,” said Mark Kirasich, the acting director of NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems, during an appearance last week<\/a>. “It’s like an RV for the Moon.”<\/p> JAXA has already been working<\/a> on the Moon version of a mobile home with Toyota for a little over two years, but the budget-conscious NASA is now joining in the effort. NASA, faced with both funding cuts and the current administration’s lofty goals for a Moon landing, sees Japan’s rover as a way to get there without having to develop its own vehicle from scratch.<\/p> “NASA’s budget is stretched pretty thin, and this helps them afford to do it,” Clive Neal, a lunar scientist from the University of Notre Dame, told Ars Technica<\/em>.<\/p> When JAXA announced the vehicle<\/a> last year, it only seated two people. It remains unclear if further modifications have been made to turn the rover into a habitat, or if lunar settlers might just have to make do with pairing off.<\/p> While luxury is an unrealistic expectation for life on the Moon, it does seem that those living in these lunar RVs will have to make do with super close quarters — and packing a Druish princess’ giant hairdryer<\/a> is out of the question.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>NASA’s first lunar habitat may be an RV-like rover built by Toyota<\/a> [Ars Technica<\/em>]<\/p> More on lunar RVs:<\/strong> See the Moon Rover Toyota Is Building for Japan’s Space Program<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post NASA Spokesperson Says Agency Is Working on an “RV for the Moon”<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Originally posted here: All Terrain Vehicle As NASA works toward its literal moonshot goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, one of the lingering challenges is figuring out where everyone would live . Continue reading Calling Shotgun<\/h2>
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