{"id":637155,"date":"2024-03-26T15:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=637155"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:42:31","slug":"cadre-rovers-test-drive-in-the-mars-yard","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cadre-rovers-test-drive-in-the-mars-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"CADRE Rovers\u2019 Test Drive in the Mars Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two small rovers in a sandy yard. The rover in the back has solar panels fitted to it and white wheels. The one in the front has orange wheels and no solar panels.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two full-scale development model rovers, part of NASA’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/cadre\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration<\/a> (CADRE) technology demonstration, drive in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in this image from August 2023. The project is designed to show that a group of robotic spacecraft can work together as a team to accomplish tasks and record data autonomously \u2013 without explicit commands from mission controllers on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A series of Mars Yard tests with the development models confirmed CADRE hardware and software can work together to accomplish key goals for the project. The rovers drove together in formation and adjusted their plans as a group when faced with unexpected obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CADRE is slated to arrive at the Reiner Gamma region of the Moon through NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-discovery\/deliveries\/cp-11\" rel=\"noopener\">CLPS<\/a>) initiative. The network of robots will spend the daylight hours of a single lunar day \u2013 about 14 Earth days \u2013 conducting experiments that will test their capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two full-scale development model rovers, part of NASA’s Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) technology demonstration, drive in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in this image from August 2023. The project is designed to show that a group of robotic spacecraft can work together as a team to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":637153,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[13216,10574,2860],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"CADRE Rovers\u2019 Test Drive in the Mars Yard","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cadre-rovers-test-drive-in-the-mars-yard\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cadre-rovers-test-drive-in-the-mars-yard\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Jet Propulsion Laboratory","CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration)","Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)"],"dateCreated":"2024-03-26T19:42:30Z","datePublished":"2024-03-26T19:42:30Z","dateModified":"2024-03-26T19:42:31Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"CADRE Rovers\u2019 Test Drive in the Mars Yard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cadre-rovers-test-drive-in-the-mars-yard\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-03-26T19:42:30Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Jet Propulsion Laboratory,CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration),Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":637153,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26168orig.jpg","title":"CADRE Rovers\u2019 Test Drive in the Mars Yard","alt":"Two small rovers in a sandy yard. 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