NASA Confirms 2028 Nuclear-Powered Lunar Landing Plan
Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially announced that it will fully advance the development program of a nuclear-powered lunar rover named the Polar Observation, Mapping, and In-situ Exploration Rover (abbreviated as Promise, "承诺号"). The rover is expected to successfully land at the lunar south pole in 2028, aiming to search for water ice and other critical natural resources, providing key data support and resource assurance for humanity's future establishment of a permanent residential base on the Moon. As a heavy-duty lunar exploration rover employing a six-wheel independent drive architecture, Promise inherits and continues the mature hardware and mature engineering platform developed for the Curiosity...
2026-11-12
