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NASA SEV Rover - Febrovery 2021-2024
My Own Creation of NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle, in its Lunar rover Configuration.
This was built in 2020-2021 and i never got around to take pictures, so i'm happy Febrovery 2024 motivated me to finally take pics of it. Hopefully the start of me posting photos of my massive backlog of mocs.
This is a combination of 2 systems:
-The mobile platform carrying batteries, Navcams and 12 wheels on 6 omnidirectional rotating hubs, with electric motors for propulsion. (The wheels actually rotate and the rover can be "swooshed" arouind on a table, like the lego set, pretty fun).
-The Habitation module, containing solar panels, communications equipment, docking ports, manipulator arm, radiators and habitation space for the crew.
The rover can support 2 astonauts for a couple of weeks on the moon. The 2 suitports in the rear avoid the need to depressurise and repressurise an airlock as well as prebreathe pure oxygen before each EVA. This allows for fast exits to take samples and do science, as well as avoiding the entry of any moon dust (very harmful for the lungs and electronics) into the cabin.
It can dock with a surface base through any of it's 2 Docking ports (based on the International Socking System standard).
The rover is designed to operate in the high latitudes, where a base is likely to be built, thanks to the presence of large quantities of water-ice. Therefore the rover is equipped with a horizontally mounted radiator on the roof as well as adjustable vertical solar panels, in addition to the ones on the body.
The mobile platform can operate autonomously or remote controlled. It can be used to transport equipment or ressources around the base, only needing to be charged from an external power source.
NASA SEV Rover - Febrovery 2021-2024
My Own Creation of NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle, in its Lunar rover Configuration.
This was built in 2020-2021 and i never got around to take pictures, so i'm happy Febrovery 2024 motivated me to finally take pics of it. Hopefully the start of me posting photos of my massive backlog of mocs.
This is a combination of 2 systems:
-The mobile platform carrying batteries, Navcams and 12 wheels on 6 omnidirectional rotating hubs, with electric motors for propulsion. (The wheels actually rotate and the rover can be "swooshed" arouind on a table, like the lego set, pretty fun).
-The Habitation module, containing solar panels, communications equipment, docking ports, manipulator arm, radiators and habitation space for the crew.
The rover can support 2 astonauts for a couple of weeks on the moon. The 2 suitports in the rear avoid the need to depressurise and repressurise an airlock as well as prebreathe pure oxygen before each EVA. This allows for fast exits to take samples and do science, as well as avoiding the entry of any moon dust (very harmful for the lungs and electronics) into the cabin.
It can dock with a surface base through any of it's 2 Docking ports (based on the International Socking System standard).
The rover is designed to operate in the high latitudes, where a base is likely to be built, thanks to the presence of large quantities of water-ice. Therefore the rover is equipped with a horizontally mounted radiator on the roof as well as adjustable vertical solar panels, in addition to the ones on the body.
The mobile platform can operate autonomously or remote controlled. It can be used to transport equipment or ressources around the base, only needing to be charged from an external power source.