Audi Lunar Quattro Explained

Audi Lunar Quattro (ALQ) is type of small lunar rover created by a team of engineers from Germany, PTScientists, with the support of Audi and a number of scientists and companies from different countries in 2015.[1]

The rover made a brief media appearance in "Alien (Covenant)" as part of a collaboration between Audi and Twentieth Century Fox.[2]

The flight to the Moon was planned for October 2021 on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 two-stage rocket, but did not proceed. No further announcements on the apparent launch have been made.[3] The rover is made from magnesium-based alloys. The total mass of the lunar rover is 35 kg, and will be capable of a maximum speed of 3.6 km/h. Its four electric motors are powered by solar panels and lithium-ion batteries.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. PTScientists. 2019-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080505195009/http://index.html/. 2008-05-05. dead.
  2. Web site: Moon rover Audi lunar quattro featured in "Alien: Covenant". 2021-12-09. Audi MediaCenter. en. 2021-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209201520/https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/moon-rover-audi-lunar-quattro-featured-in-alien-covenant-7925. dead.
  3. Web site: Press release. mission-to-the-moon.com. 2019-07-28. 2019-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323215051/https://mission-to-the-moon.com/press-release/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Audi Sending a Rover to the Moon, Competing in Google Lunar XPRIZE. Mihnea. Radu. June 25, 2015. autoevolution.