{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/lockheed-martin-general-motors-team-up-to-further-lunar-exploration-with-autonomous-moon-rover-design/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Lockheed Martin, General Motors team up to further lunar exploration with autonomous moon rover design","slug":"lockheed-martin-general-motors-team-up-to-further-lunar-exploration-with-autonomous-moon-rover-design","createdLocal":"2021-06-08 14:31:03.303185","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.compositesworld.com/news/lockheed-martin-general-motors-team-up-to-further-lunar-exploration-with-autonomous-moon-rover-design"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Photo Credit: Lockheed Martin.\nWith only 5% of the moon’s surface explored, Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, M.D., U.S.) and General Motors (GM, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) have teamed up to design the next generation of lunar rovers, capable of transporting astronauts across farther distances on the lunar surface.\nFurther, while vehicle design is still in its early stages, Lockheed Martin says, it’s reasonable to assume that the rovers will incorporate composite materials in some of its structures.\n“We’ve led missions to other planetary bodies for decades, building spacecraft that can survive the high radiation environment, cold temperatures, and yet be very light and very reliable,” says Kirk Shireman, vice president, Lunar Exploration Campaigns at Lockheed Martin.\nLockheed Martin will lead the team by leveraging its legacy and history working with NASA.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"lockheed-martin-general-motors-team-up-to-further-lunar-exploration-with-autonomous-moon-rover-design"}}}