Britain is sending a four-legged robotic rover to the moon

The U.K. is sending a robotic space exploration rover to the moon, in what will be a first for the country.

Spacebit signed an agreement with U.S. firm Astrobotic to launch its first mission in 2021.

It will be Britain's first rover to be sent to the moon, following in the footsteps of the U.S., China and Russia.U.K.The rover is a four-legged robot developed by British start-up Spacebit. It has sensors that can take measurements and collect exploration data for researchers to analyze. The robot also comes equipped with cameras — one of which can take "robot selfies" — and can withstand big swings in temperature, from 130 degrees Celsius in the day to minute 130 degrees Celsius at night.

It will also eventually be able to navigate through so-called lunar lava tubes, which are tunnels beneath the surface of the moon thought to have once been filled with lava. Spacebit says this is something that hasn't been achieved before.firm Astrobotic to launch its first mission in 2021 on Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander. The American lander will be launched on a Vulcan rocket from a site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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