Date: 12/10/2026 12:26:00
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 2438109
Subject: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

The latest prototype of Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover has been revealed

It looks like the love child of a lawn mower and pool cleaner, but the latest evolution of the Australian-made “Roo-ver” lunar rover has a considerably bigger backyard to explore.

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Date: 12/10/2026 12:33:26
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2438111
Subject: re: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

Jolly good, but not calling it a “Roo-ver” would be so much better than calling it a “Roo-ver”.

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Date: 12/10/2026 12:39:20
From: roughbarked
ID: 2438112
Subject: re: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

Bubblecar said:


Jolly good, but not calling it a “Roo-ver” would be so much better than calling it a “Roo-ver”.

It doesn’t hop amd use a strong tail as a fifth leg.

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Date: 12/10/2026 13:03:42
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 2438118
Subject: re: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

Bubblecar said:


Jolly good, but not calling it a “Roo-ver” would be so much better than calling it a “Roo-ver”.

Yes, a bit like that annoying boat name.

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Date: 12/10/2026 13:34:28
From: SCIENCE
ID: 2438123
Subject: re: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

will it do more or less good work than $368000000000 submarines

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Date: 12/10/2026 14:56:45
From: ms spock
ID: 2438154
Subject: re: Australia’s $42 million 2030 Moon rover.

Bubblecar said:


Jolly good, but not calling it a “Roo-ver” would be so much better than calling it a “Roo-ver”.

There’s a movie slightly related to this.

Yue discovers that he has company in the form of a temperamental red kangaroo named “King Kong Roo”, left behind by the UNMS research division. Thus, the UNMS’ first attempts to portray Yue as a survivalist go comically wrong as the two begin fighting over the station’s food stores.

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