This futuristic electric motorcycle is built for the moon

Date:
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:41:00 +0000

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A German designer has created an electric lunar motorbike that it hopes will be used for NASA's new space program.

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NASA is looking for new rovers for its new Artemis space program, and German design company Hookie thinks it has the perfect solution: a lunar electric motorcycle.

Because the motorbike, called the Tardigrade, has just two wheels, its much lighter than a conventional moon buggy.

A moon buggy requires almost the same space as three to four Tardigrades, Hookie co-founder Nico Muller told Interesting Engineering . The weight is much less than that of a complete buggy made out of steel. The best electric bikes 2021 : the best e-bikes tested, reviewed and ranked Secure your new e-bike with one of the best bike locks Don't need GPS? Take a look at the
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Hookie has used laser-cut aluminum frames to further reduce weight, and
Kevlar to protect the motorcycle and drivetrain from the increased radiation in space.That weight and size saving would allow NASA to use much smaller lunar landers, thereby reducing costs and fuel usage.

Although NASA hasnt invested in it yet, Muller says the agency is aware of
the Tardigrade project. It would be amazing to talk about future collaborations or ideas, he said. The lunar scooter

NASA explored many different types of lunar rovers for earlier Apollo missions, including a type of electric scooter .

This was very different from the futuristic Tron-type motorcycle Hookie has designed, and although NASA went as far as building a prototype, the scooter was scrapped in favor of the four-wheeled electric buggy thats now symbolic
of the space agencys moon programs. For science and exploration on later Apollo missions, astronauts needed better mobility. Several options were studied - including an Electric Motor Scooter. (see test pics below)In the end, NASA used the Lunar Rover instead, but a lunar dirt bike wouldve been pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/JY0HN1XUax January 7, 2020 See more

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