Chapter 1
The treasure hunt at the lunar south pole
Chapter 2
Artemis II and the American return
Chapter 3
China's robotic pioneer: Chang'e 7
Chapter 4
The global team-up: LUPEX
Chapter 5
The private sector and the future of lunar bases
YOUR GOAL
Master of The race for lunar water
Ch 4 · The global team-up: LUPEX
artiteacher LUPEX Lunar Water Hunt
JAXA and ISRO, a global team-up / For lunar water ice / South Pole mission, set for 2027!
artiteacher LUPEX is specifically designed to test technologies that allow electronics to survive the freezing, two-week-long lunar night.
artiteacher JAXA is building the mission's heavy rover and launching it, while ISRO is developing the lunar lander.
Fun Fact
Heavyweight rover: The LUPEX rover weighs around 350 kilograms, making it more than ten times heavier than India's Pragyan rover from Chandrayaan-3.
Glossary
rover (noun)
A vehicle designed for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body. Japan is developing a 350-kilogram vehicle to search for water ice at the lunar south pole.
A vehicle designed for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body. Japan is developing a 350-kilogram vehicle to search for water ice at the lunar south pole.
Quiz
What instrument is NASA contributing to the LUPEX rover to search for underground hydrogen?
Quiz
What is the alternative name for the joint LUPEX mission in India's lunar program?
Quiz
Which country is responsible for building the heavy rover for the LUPEX mission?