Kicker - Moon jeep

NICK EICHER, HOST: NASA aims to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024. And once they’re there, the agency is seeking a new way for them to get around on the lunar surface—something different from what we have to call that 1970s equivalent of a Model T.

So NASA seeks proposals for something more up to date. Didn’t take long for General Motors and Lockheed Martin to heed the call. Last week, they announced their vision for a sport utility for the moon—the newfangled Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

REICHARD: So not an SU-V, L-T-V. I like it!

EICHER: It’ll have cutting edge technology to let them go farther and faster than ever before.

These moon jeeps won’t be pressurized, meaning the drivers will have to wear space suits while driving. I wonder whether the moon has a seatbelt law up there.

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