Forget About Wheeled Rovers, MIT Is Working on Vehicles That Use the Moon to Levitate - autoevolution

The Moon is covered with regolith, a layer of crushed, sharp rock that could pose a threat to future landing missions by damaging spacecraft and putting astronauts in danger. While major industry players are hard at work with designing more durable and effici…
MIT is working on designing a vehicle that can levitate above the rugged lunar terrain. How? The engineers say that it can be done by using the Moon’s “natural charge.” This natural charge refers to … [+1673 chars] Read More