Shoot for the stars, and just maybe you’ll end up on the moon.
University of Hawaiʻi scientists were recently awarded a contract to build a scientific instrument that will travel to the moon.
The NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle will launch later this decade — and it will be outfitted with a detector to look for ice.
Matt Siegler is leading the team for UH. He gave The Conversation’s Maddie Bender a crash course on the history of space cars.
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This story aired on The Conversation on Aug. 6, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
