Pressurized Rover
(A Mars vehicle capable of maintaining LSS during long trip)
Now we have in MCO and MCS a good martian rover that enables players to enter it for faster transportation. It is also very important that the rover actually makes the passage safer becouse the cabine is isolated from the martian wind. During dust storms the air temperature drops even to -90 deg C. Inside the rover the temp is still low (-40 to -50 at that time) but it's a great improvement - since it gaves the player much more time to find the shelter. Even then the rover doesn't support life, becouse player can still die of extreme cold, lack of oxygen, dehydration, hunger, and radiation (hopefoully implemented in the future). In case of traveling far the simple rover is no good. We need a fully preasurized rover. I've search the internet for some NASA/ESA schematics. I've found 2.
Hope you enjoy the reading and viewing videos.
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Conceptual Design of A Mars Surface Transportation System (MSTS)
(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5654/preasurizedrover.jpg)
LINK: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/reports/CB-979/texas.pdf (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/reports/CB-979/texas.pdf)
Other links:
http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/LUNOX.html (http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/LUNOX.html)
http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/images/lunox09.jpg (http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/images/lunox09.jpg)
http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/2007_GES_01.jpg (http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/2007_GES_01.jpg)
http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/images/Pics/MarsScenario1/06Rover.gif (http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/images/Pics/MarsScenario1/06Rover.gif)
http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/images/Pics/MarsScenario1/04Rover.gif (http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/images/Pics/MarsScenario1/04Rover.gif)
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SPR - Small Pressurized Rover - Now known as LER (Lunar Electric Rover) or (SEV) Space Exploration Vehicle
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5792/295224mainjsc2008e13939.jpg)
Link - NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV): http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/home/SEV.html (http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/home/SEV.html)
Link - NASA EDGE: NE@SPR - Small Pressurized Rover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXJxzp1_3ZA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXJxzp1_3ZA)
Link - Lunar Electric Rover(LER): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42rZZc5gjs&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42rZZc5gjs&feature=related)
Link to links about it on NASA's page :D http://search.nasa.gov/search/search.jsp?nasaInclude=Lunar+Electric+Rover (http://search.nasa.gov/search/search.jsp?nasaInclude=Lunar+Electric+Rover)
Some schematics on-line: http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5160/roverspev5.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5160/roverspev5.jpg)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8089/0locksuitdh7.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8089/0locksuitdh7.jpg)
http://www.space.com/images/070920_moon_fred_02.jpg (http://www.space.com/images/070920_moon_fred_02.jpg)
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9360/outpostsprrx8.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9360/outpostsprrx8.jpg)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Small_Pressurized_Rover-_components.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Small_Pressurized_Rover-_components.jpg)
http://www.spacecenterlectureseries.com/Test1/jsctour08.jpg (http://www.spacecenterlectureseries.com/Test1/jsctour08.jpg)
I think both projects are related to each other. You can find tons of stuff obout them on internet - especially on Youtube and NASA's page.