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Toyota may already be one of the world's biggest manufacturers of Earth-bound vehicles, but the Japanese automaker is looking to expand its horizons.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> The auto company has plans to work with Japan's space agency to develop a manned lunar rover that will run on fuel cell technology and provide transport for people and cargo on the moon, Toyota Motor and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced this week.The planned rover would be nearly 20 feet long, 17 feet wide and about 12 feet tall, and its 459 cubic feet of living space would provide enough room for two passengers .
"Fuel cells, which use clean power-generation methods, emit only water, and ... can provide a lot of energy," Toyota Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi said in a statement.While Japan has never launched a manned space flight itself, JAXA said the Toyota lunar rover could be a big part of a future manned launch."We aim to launch such a rover into space in 2029," JAXA Vice President Koichi Wakata said.
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