Well I blundered across this after clocking the launch on the BBC web site, they are docking with the Space station tomorrow and broadcast quite a bit live. Theres a running commentary on the NASA TV link , Crew are due in bed in 30 + min so may be not much happening in the immediate future.
Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with our landies
Lee D
I thought you meant we are a bunch of space cadets!
LOL I would have deleted the reference to Bydo before mentioning space cadets mate
Derek
pot'hbe'chug yay qatlh p"eghlu'
pauses to see who understands the irony
Eugh. A trekkie.
I think the British Space Agency might hesitate over sending a Land Rover to the Moon or Mars. But they're about the only places Land Rovers haven't been.
Yet.
We (well, ESA..) are sticking with Russian technology for that sort of stuff. They're the ones with the pedigree: it's from the same design bureau as did Lunakhod, way back when.
The 1/2-scale trial chassis arrives here soon :)
:)
Andrew Robert Breen uttered summat worrerz funny about:
Well at least that explains where all the Zils are going to off ebay :-)
Lee D
If it's as tough as them (or a GAZ), we're probably OK..
Tell you, though - I've never seen anything, ever, which has axle articulation like this thing. Six wheels, all with independent steering, drive and height. Dam' thing can probably walk as well as roll..
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