Northrop Grumman shows off new astronaut moon buggy even as NASA's Artemis mission is in doubt

The timeframe for NASA's return to the moon is in question, but when it does, it will have to decide what it wants its astronauts to cruise around the lunar surface in. Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday that it is designing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to transport the agency's Artemis astronauts around the moon. It is teaming with several different companies, including AVL, tiremaker Michelin, Lunar Outpost and Intuitive Machines to design the rover. The announcement comes just hours after a government watchdog said NASA will miss its target for landing humans on the moon in late 2024 by'several years.' Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday that it is designing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to transport the agency's Artemis astronauts around the moon A report from NASA's inspector general said cost overruns and the time needed to proper testing were the likely reasons NASA would miss the target date to return to the moon.