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Graphene Goes to Space and to the Moon

Graphene-based composites on the rover wheels will be used to understand if this material can protect spacecraft against the harsh conditions on the Moon.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Graphene Flagship partners University of Cambridge (UK) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium) paired up with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC, United Arab Emirates), York University (Canada) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to test graphene on the Moon. The Rashid rover is planned to be launched on Nov. 30, 2022 from Cape Canaveral in Florida and will land on a geologically rich and as yet only remotely explored area on the Moon’s nearside – the side that always faces...

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