This year 2019,marks 50 years since captain Armstrong of the Apollo mission took mankind's first steps on the surface of the moon,In about 10 years from now,Toyota hopes to be shutting people around the moon.

The automaker has teamed up with Japans Space agency to build a fuel cell-powered electric Lunar rover that they aim to send into space in 2029.
The vehicle will be able to carry two people and travel thousands of miles across the moons surface,the company announced this week.The rover will be designed to enable astronauts to live in it without having to wear spacesuits.

The development is the latest indication of car manufacturers’ increasing ambitions beyond the internal combustion engine. Electric vehicles, self-driving cars and now space vehicles are on their agenda.
Should the concept vehicle make it into production, it will be six metres long and five metres wide as well as towering four metres high.



JAXA Vice President Koichi Wakata said of the project: “Manned, pressurized rovers will be an important element supporting human lunar exploration, which we envision will take place in the 2030s. We aim at launching such a rover into space in 2029.
"Lunar gravity is one-sixth of that on Earth. Meanwhile, the moon has a complex terrain with craters, cliffs, and hills. Moreover, it is exposed to radiation and temperature conditions that are much harsher than those on Earth, as well as an ultra-high vacuum environment.
“For wide-ranging human exploration of the moon, a pressurized rover that can travel more than 10,000 km in such environments is a necessity. Toyota's 'space mobility' concept meets such mission requirements.

Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation Shigeki Terashi said: "Toyota believes that achieving a sustainable mobility society on Earth will involve the coexistence and widespread use of electrified vehicles, such as hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and fuel cell electric vehicles.
"Contributing to Earth's environment cannot be achieved without the widespread use of electrified vehicles.
“As a full-line manufacturer of electrified vehicles, and aiming for the widespread use of such vehicles, Toyota―going beyond only making complete vehicles―wants to provide electrification to its customers in various forms, such as through systems and technologies.
"Our joint studies with JAXA are a part of this effort. Being allowed to be a member of 'Team Japan', we would like to take up the challenge of space."

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