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Europe's first rover to land on moon - and it's carrying a tiny red house
The first lunar rover made in Europe is set to land on the moon tonight, carrying a tiny red house and a scoop.
The rover, called Tenacious, is just 31.5cm wide and 54cm long and weighs 5kg - around the size and weight of an empty carry-on suitcase. It is one of the smallest and lightest rovers in the world and is operated by ispace EUROPE from Luxembourg.
"It's a big deal," said ispace EUROPE's chief executive Dr Julien Lamamy to Sky News. "We've designed this rover, built it, tested a lot of it, and we're going to operate it all from Luxembourg." "We're showing that in Europe, [...] space companies have a startup mindset that can contribute a lot to the achievements of the European space." Tenacious will also be the first private rover to operate on the moon's surface, and will drive for around ten days before it "gets too cold and too dark.
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