LTV
infrastructure
In April 2024, NASA selected Intuitive Machines, as one of the prime contractors, for the agency’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Feasibility Assessment. The contract tasks the Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER team with creating a feasibility roadmap to develop and deploy a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) on the Moon using Intuitive Machines’ heavy-cargo class lunar lander.
Vehicle specs
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The vehicle will be approximately one and a half metric tons
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Including Intuitive Machines’ heavy cargo lunar lander, its approximately eight metric tons on the launch pad
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Height including antennas: 2.6m
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Length excluding trailer: 4.34m
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Maximum width: 3.9m
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Top Lunar Speed: 15kmh
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Capable of driving over 30cm obstacles
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Designed for hazard avoidance for crew and autonomous driving
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Additional trailer for future expansion of services and capability
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Designed to serve as a communications hub between astronauts and Earth
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Capable of data relay from the surface to lunar satellites and direct-to-Earth communications
