The Skylight and Lava Tubes Exploration student group presented their concept rover design and skylight terrain model.  The rover is designed to descend by cable into the cave and effectively navigate rocky terrain.

The rover egress team presents the design process and fabrication of the lander ramps: Afterwards, the team finishesd up assembly of the ramps and conducts preliminary deployment tests. The final step is mounting the ramps onto the lander.

PITTSBURGH, PA – NOV. 29, 2011 – NASA today selected Astrobotic Technology Inc. for a contract to develop robotic teams to explore extensive caves on Mars, the Moon, and other planetary destinations. Astrobotic will develop robots that cooperate to overcome the challenges of underground planetary missions: no light for solar power, radio communications blocked by… {read more}

Featured below is our final video about the lander build.  Included is some of the latest footage and captions describing each step of fabrication and assembly.

The lunar rover expedition being created by Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon University has been selected by Popular Science magazine as one the 100 best innovations of the year. The December issue named Astrobotic and its founder Dr. William “Red” Whittaker as the “Leader of the New Moon Race.” Popular Science said Astrobotic took the… {read more}