

This will be the first step to extract oxygen from the Moon’s surface, which will be vital in supporting a sustainable human presence on the Moon, Mars and beyond. The ASA rover’s mission is to collect lunar soil and deliver it to a NASA processing facility on the Moon.

The landmark Trailblazer mission will see the design, development, testing, and operation of a lunar foundation services rover an important Australian contribution to the international Moon-to-Mars programme. SpAARC will be the operational heart of the mission.

Fugro, a key partner within the AROSE consortium, recently opened Australia's Space Automation, AI, Robotics Command & control centre (SpAARC) in Perth. The mission is a collaboration between the Australian Space Agency (ASA) and NASA.
