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NASA's SEV Rover
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A mockup of NASA's next generation moon rover, the Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV), on display at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The SEV has since been converted into a wheel-less vehicle designed for visiting asteroids.
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SEV Windows
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The front of the SEV is dome-shaped to give astronauts a wide-angle view of their surroundings.
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Bubble-Fronted SEV
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The bubble-fronted SEV rover version was optimized for wheeling around on the moon. The crew cabin part has lately been converted into a vehicle that can be attached to a sled for visiting asteroids.
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SEV Sled
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The bottom component of NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) can visit an asteroid by itself, robotically, or be attached to a crew cabin for manned missions.
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SEV Thruster
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A simple mockup of a jet thruster on the SEV sled helps engineers design a baseline look for the vehicle.
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SEV Sled Worker
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A NASA engineer works on a mockup of the sled component of the SEV spacecraft, attaching wiring onto this preliminary prototype.
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Preliminary SEV
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
This version of the SEV sled is in the very preliminary stages of development. Soon, engineers will experiment with it on an air hockey table-like floor that allows it to move without friction in two dimensions.
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SEV Wheel-less Cabin
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A mockup of the SEV crew cabin that will house astronauts on future trips to asteroids. This cabin can be attached to a robotic sled underneath it for propulsion.
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SEV Door
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The hatch to NASA's SEV crew cabin compartment.
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SEV Interior
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
Inside the latest mockup of NASA's SEV crew cabin, a bank of monitors stands in front of the large dome-shape windows.
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Back of SEV Crew Cabin
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A view from the back side of the crew cabin compartment of NASA's SEV spacecraft under development.
