Tenacious
Five kilogram European built micro rover with a scoop and an artwork payload, lost when the Resilience lander crashed in June 2025.
| Maker | ispace Europe |
|---|---|
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Launched | 2025 |
| Status | Lost |
| Mass | 5 kg |
| Actuation | Four wheel drive with a fixed regolith scoop |
| Power | Solar panel with battery |
| Sensors | High definition forward camera and navigation cameras |
| Autonomy | Teleoperated from a European control centre |
Tenacious was designed and built in Luxembourg by the European subsidiary of ispace, the first lunar rover manufactured in Europe. It carried a forward scoop to collect regolith under a sample purchase agreement with NASA, plus the Moonhouse artwork by Mikael Genberg, and was to be driven from a control centre in Luxembourg. The Resilience lander of ispace Mission 2 lost its altitude reference and struck the surface on 5 June 2025 with the rover aboard.
Of note
- First lunar rover built in Europe
- Carried a contracted regolith sample purchase for NASA
- Lost in the ispace Mission 2 landing failure
Maker: ispace-inc.com