Toyota's Hydrogen Lunar Cruiser Could Someday Use Moon Ice As Fuel To Prolong Missions

Toyota’s Hydrogen Lunar Cruiser Could Someday Use Moon Ice As Fuel To Prolong Missions

Although it will need to bring its own water at first, Toyota's Lunar Cruiser could someday make its own fuel from the moon by using the ice that's already there

by Sebastien Bell | Carscoops | July 22,2023

Toyota’s expertise in the realm of hydrogen fuel cell technology could give it an advantage in space exploration. The use of water as a source of hydrogen could allow its Lunar Cruiser to embark on longer missions by using resources that are already there.

As part of Japan’s ambitions to step up its presence in space, it is participating in NASA’s Artemis program. It eventually hopes to have its own lunar space station called Gateway in operation in the latter half of the decade.

As part of that ambition, Toyota has been working with the Japanese space agency since 2019 on the development of the Lunar Cruiser. Reuters reports that it will use hydrogen technology to allow it to drive more freely, and even possibly indefinitely, on the moon.

The project relies on Toyota’s experience in hydrogen mobility to develop a regenerative hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle for the moon. It will use solar panels to electrolyze water during the day. Then, it will use the hydrogen produced by that reaction to power the Lunar Cruiser’s electric motors during the 14-day-long lunar night...more
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From cars, trucks and trains to moon buggies - Hydrogen is the future both here and off-world. Because hydrogen is ~73% of the UNIVERSE! A fuel cell will make electricity anywhere there is sunlight and water / ice. On any planet / moon.