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TOKYO – The Japanese automaker Toyota unveiled the first images of its exploration vehicle, designed in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). According to the newspaper "Sunny France", the single vehicle width of 5.2 meters, while a height of 3.8 meters and a length of 6 meters and can accommodate two to four people in case of emergency. We plan to launch this vehicle in space in 2029, "said Koichi Wakata, vice president of the company.
The Japanese giant is equipped with solar panels to run the secondary systems, but the disc will go through a hydrogen battery, technology already in place at Toyota, and allow the vehicle to travel 10,000 kilometers. Toyota Vice President Shigeki Terashi said the vehicle's fuel batteries are powered by a clean energy system and emit only water. Due to the energy density of the batteries, they can provide sufficient energy, making them ideal for the project. The real challenge remains to provide a vehicle strong enough and effective to evolve in a different environment, like the Moon, where temperatures can reach 120 ° C in the sun and less than 180 ° in the shade. Toyota had already explored the space by helping to develop a small robot sent to the International Space Station.
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