Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) spin-off company, has announced that Caterpillar, Inc. [CAT] will sponsor its first robotic expedition to the lunar surface for the Tranquility Trek mission in late 2012.
Caterpillar's experience in autonomous mining and construction machinery also will assist with learning how to "live off the land" using lunar resources. For example, polar ice deposits can be transformed into propellant to refuel spacecraft for their return to Earth, doubling their productivity, reports Moon Daily.
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