Spanish tech firm GMV has introduced a groundbreaking lunar navigation system designed to make moon travel as simple as using Google Maps. Dubbed LUPIN, the system aims to support future lunar missions with real-time positioning, aiding both robotic and human explorers on the moon’s surface.
LUPIN is part of a European Space Agency initiative to advance navigation, positioning, and timing technologies as global interest in lunar exploration surges. The system was tested in Spain’s Canary Islands, where the terrain closely resembles the moon’s surface.
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Currently, navigating the moon involves complex and delayed communication with Earth, but LUPIN aims to change that. Using satellite signals similar to GPS, the system would let astronauts and rovers know their exact location instantly, even in shadowed areas like the lunar south pole or the far side of the moon.
GMV says this advancement could be key to building permanent lunar bases and, eventually, supporting human missions to Mars. With real-time updates and enhanced surface mapping, the company hopes LUPIN will lead the way in a new era of space travel.
