Nasa has awarded US-based space company Blue Origin a base contract worth US$94 million to deliver the PROMISE rover to the lunar South Pole. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: Nasa has announced that it is developing a rover named PROMISE, which is scheduled to land near the Moon’s South Pole in 2028, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
“Nasa announced it is moving forward with the development of PROMISE (Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration).
“Equipped with scientific instruments and technology demonstrations, the six-wheeled rover will land at the Moon’s South Pole. Nasa is targeting late 2028 for the launch of PROMISE,” the statement read.
The PROMISE rover will carry a drill to extract lunar regolith for analysis of ice and other resources on the Moon, Nasa said.
