Lunar Rover

• Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026

  Western’s Gordon 'Oz' Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead in sending Canada’s first lunar rover in the moon mission now expected for 2026.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
  
• Western University’s space institute wins contract to develop ‘the eyes’ of lunar rovers

  Western's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration won a bid to develop the panorama camera-style mount that will allow for 360-degree data collection.

  Science

  Feb 25, 2020
  
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• China sending first-ever lander to explore the ‘dark’ side of the moon

  China hopes to beat the U.S., EU and Russia to the far side of the moon with its Chang’e 4 mission, which will send a rover to the unexplored region.

  World

  Dec 7, 2018
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• Outer-space delivery service offers ‘moon mail’ to fund lunar rover

  Funds raised in attempt to get lunar rover to the moon to win $20 million in a contest sponsored by Google.

  Science

  Dec 12, 2014
• China’s lunar rover has mechanical problems, may not finish mission

  China says its first lunar rover is experiencing mechanical problems, in a rare setback for its burgeoning space program.

  Science

  Jan 27, 2014