Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan announced that it will jointly develop a fuel cell vehicle that can travel more than 10,000 kilometers without wearing a spacesuit with the Japan Aerospace Exploration and Development Agency. Strive to launch into the US by rockets in 2029.

Around the lunar rover, there is also an active performance of battery-powered adventure vehicles in the American Apollo program. However, due to the open design, you must wear a spacesuit when you ride. If the car full of air can travel on the moon, it will be the world's first.

JAXA plans to target the 2030s and envision a lunar surface survey by Japanese astronauts. The activity of the lunar rover will be expected. Being able to participate in lunar project planning is a great joy for engineers and it is very exciting. ”

According to the concept, a "manned pressurized lunar rover" that maintains a comfortable air pressure for the inside of the vehicle will be developed. Astronauts do not need to wear spacesuits. The car is 6 meters long, 5.2 meters wide and 3.8 meters high, about the size of two vans. The internal space is approximately 4.5 tatami (approx. 7.29 square meters) and can accommodate 2 people. 4 people can be seated in an emergency.

Since there is almost no atmosphere on the lunar surface, there is a large temperature difference between the daylight with the sun and the night without the illumination. Radiation is also easy to reach the moon, and the environment is very harsh. The developed lunar rover needs to have a technology that adapts to such a harsh environment and safely moves to the lunar surface without leaking air.

The lunar surface exploration will be carried out in the five years from 2029 to 2034, and efforts will be made to investigate the five regions of the moon. The astronauts will take a 42-day probe every time. JAXA plans to implement various lunar explorations, such as the use of the unmanned lander "SLIM" in the 2020s. After unmanned detection, it will challenge the manned detection of the lunar rover.