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according to a report by the us "space news network" on the 25th, the us military giant lockheed martin has withdrawn from the lunar terrain vehicle development plan due to the delay in reaching consensus on some cooperation terms.

lunar terrain vehicle design plan involving lockheed martin (lockheed martin official website)

according to lockheed martin's official website announcement, the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) handed over the lunar terrain vehicle development project to the main contractor "lunar outpost" in april this year. lockheed martin, general motors, and solid companies such as special tire serve as the main partners in the project. it is reported that the lunar terrain vehicle is part of nasa's lunar exploration project "artemis" program.

lockheed martin official website bulletin

however, lunar outpost ceo justin sellers recently confirmed to space news network that lockheed martin has withdrawn from the development of the lunar terrain vehicle due to an inability to reach an agreement on some terms of cooperation. on the 26th, lockheed martin also issued a statement to the media, claiming that the company's withdrawal from the lunar rover development plan was due to "strategic planning" considerations. neither party disclosed further information on the end of the cooperation. when asked for relevant details, justin only said that "the two parties have not reached an agreement on some issues."

at present, lockheed martin's work in this project has been changed to the american company redos. leidos has completed contact with other partners of the project and transferred all the previous cooperation plans involving lockheed martin. intellectual property content has been replaced.

design sketch of the new lunar terrain rover after leidos' participation

it is worth mentioning that ledos and lockheed martin have a close relationship. in august 2016, lockheed martin split its information systems and global solutions business. the split business was closely related to ledos. sri lanka company merger. in addition, lockheed martin and redos also have cooperative relationships in a variety of areas.

leidos corporation's communiqué regarding the business combination

source: global times new media