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Mission confirmed: Aussie Moon rover ready to roll

Two Ministers and an Aussie Moon rover.

Ministers Tim Ayres and Andrew Giles joined our Head of Agency Enrico Palermo to visit RMIT University‘s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct to announce Roo-ver has been assigned its mission.

RMIT is one of around 20 organisations in the Roo-ver Mission consortium that is designing, building and will operate the semi-autonomous rover on the lunar surface.

Minister Ayres described Roo-ver as “one of the most specialised robotics and advanced manufacturing projects in the country.”

“Roo-ver is a prime example of how space can be a driver of the Albanese Labor Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda to grow national industrial capability, boost productivity, and build economic resilience,” Minister Ayres said

Read more about Roo-ver and what it will do on the Moon https://www.space.gov.au/news-and-media/mission-confirmed-aussie-moon-rover-ready-to-roll