New NASA CHARIOT ROVER Concept

Welcome to future of space-trucking... The Chariot. A multi-independent wheel system with standing platform and a larger size to accomodate additional passengers or instrument bays.

The Chariot is a working prototype of what may very well be the future of NASA lunar rovers. It has six double wheels, each with independent steering, and the pedestal the driver stands on can rotate a full 360°. That way the pilot can navigate the Chariot in any direction, and in a sense the vehicle really has no front or rear.

The improved rover is part of NASA's efforts to bolster its space assets as the organization plans to have an outpost on the Moon by 2020.
With it's open design - this new platform type of chassis will allow unobstructed egress from the vehicle during missions.
The design would potentially allow for differnet pods to be loaded on to it for specific missions like rock collecting or specialized machinery placement and use.

The Chariot is a concept truck with no doors, no windows and no seats, and each of its six wheels has independent steering. As an added bonus, it comes in gold. "This rover concept changed the whole paradigm," said Diane Hope, a program element manager at NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program. "It's not something I would have expected."


The pilot's perch, containing both the driver and the steering wheel, can rotate a full 360 degrees, making the Chariot a car with no permanent front or rear. "The Apollo astronauts couldn't back up at all because they couldn't see where they were going in reverse," said Johnson Space Center roboticist Rob Ambrose.

We at the USRC say "Great! But where will my logo go?" - They should make an advertising billboard fin, call it a solar generator and get over that part already.
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