NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover
Never used, one previous owner
NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This ice carries enormous scientific value. It could shed light on how Earth acquired its liquid water; it is also ripe for conversion into rocket propellant.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Moon rover for sale”
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