Lockheed Martin and General Motors Co. are teaming up to develop the next generation of lunar vehicles to transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon, fundamentally evolving and expanding humanity's deep-space exploration footprint. NASA's Artemis program is sending humans back to the Moon where they will explore and conduct scientific experiments using a variety of rovers.

NASAsought industry approaches to develop a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) that will enable astronauts to explore the lunar surface farther than ever before. The LTV is the first of many types of surface mobility vehicles needed for NASA's Artemis program. To support NASA's mission, the two industry leaders will develop a unique vehicle with innovative capabilities, drawing on their unparalleled engineering, performance, technology and reliability legacies.

The result may allow astronauts to explore the lunar surface in unprecedented fashion and support discovery in places where humans have never gone before.