Audi Lunar Quattro

Audi Lunar Quattro (ALQ) is type of small lunar rover created by a team of engineers from Germany, PTScientists, with the support of Audi and a number of scientists and companies from different countries in 2015.[1]

The rover made a brief media appearance in "Alien (Covenant)" as part of a collaboration between Audi and Twentieth Century Fox.[2]

The flight to the Moon was planned for October 2021 on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 two-stage rocket, but did not proceed. No further announcements on the apparent launch have been made.[3] The rover is made from magnesium-based alloys. The total mass of the lunar rover is 35 kg, and will be capable of a maximum speed of 3.6 km/h. Its four electric motors are powered by solar panels and lithium-ion batteries.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Home". PTScientists. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ^ "Moon rover Audi lunar quattro featured in "Alien: Covenant"". Audi MediaCenter. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. ^ "Press release". mission-to-the-moon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. ^ Radu, Mihnea (June 25, 2015). "Audi Sending a Rover to the Moon, Competing in Google Lunar XPRIZE". autoevolution.


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