Moses Lake Field Test, June 2008

At Moses Lake sand dunes in Washington, teams from 7 NASA Centers and 1 university tested prototypes for new Moon-worthy robots, vehicles, and spacesuits. During the two-week-long field test, the teams and their machines replicated logistical and scientific operations that might be carried out on the Moon. The field test helped researchers evaluate systems in a lunar analog environment and explore lunar surface operation scenarios. Video shows lunar surface operations and human robotic systems of NASAs Exploration Technology Development Program being tested at Moses Lake, WA. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Moses Lake
• WA; rovers
• robotic systems
• NASA
• sand dunes
• EVA suits
• lunar crane

[praetoriuscody]

lol why would they test in moses lake 

[HumanTargetAus]

@h1wayman You are one very confused man

[Cazador42265]

Rip & tear-

[DarrensAngel101808]

That's way out there... hardly anyone goes to that part of the dunes. But totally awesome NASA was here in my home town!

[StormyWeather21]

TriAthlete, looks like something out of star wars or war of the worlds.

[doomdart]

nice toys