Our small team of dedicated engineers is constantly at work on various
aspects of the project. In this short video, for example, you can see
part of the testing of the mobility and stability of Selenokhod's
lunar rover - all done on a virtual platform. This allows engineers to
alter the angle of the surface in question as the lunar rover passes
over it.
This short video explains why we selected carbon fiber as the core
material for the walking lunar rover's body:
"Composite-Expo" was held at the "Crocus Expo" exhibition center from
28 February to 1 March in Moscow. Two of our team members, Anna
Makarovskaya and Alexander Shaenko, attended this event to keep
abreast of new composite materials, manufacturing techniques, and
fabrication processes for an array of amazing products.
Because our lunar rover will be made of carbon fiber, it will be
capable of withstanding temperatures of many thousands of degrees
Fahrenheit.
The first carbon fiber was used for building NASA's spaceships.
Our initial prototype started to emerge in late 2010. The
pre-processing phase - milling was performed on CNC machines - has
been completed. And now, finally, it is becoming steadily brighter in
appearance. Ultimately, the final prototype which emerges will be
strikingly similar to the one presented on the web.
Russia's CTC TV channel recently aired a well-written profile of our
team. See video from 0:00 till 4:08 (in Russian):
Here, Selenokhod's Chief Science Officer, Tigran Shahverdyan, shares
his experiences during his years of work in the Moscow-based Space
Research Institute. He also talks about life, space exploration and
even Peter Diamandis who serves as a fine example for young space
entrepreneurs - part of the "Great People, Great Works" video series
(in Russian):
Our team tests Selenokhod's digging capabilities on a wet sand. November, 2011.
Brand-new visualization of Selenokhod moon rover from SmirnovDesign.
It should be noted, though, that real rover unlikely will collect
lunar soil with it's "head", because lunar dust is dangerous for solar
cells and cameras. But we try to take into account all possible
variants to choose better option available.
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