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NASA Haughton-Mars Project
A local Inuit boy watches intently, wearing a new 133rd Airlift Wing patch on his jacket given to him by the Mission Commander Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Burda 109th Airlift Squadron as a Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft unloads "Moon-1 in Resolute, Canada. The C-130 is being used to transport the Haughton-Mars Project Moon-1 Humvee Rover 28 May 2009. HMP supports an exploration program aimed at developing new technologies, strategies, human's factors experience, and field-based operational know-how key to planning the future exploration of the Moon and Mars. The "Moon-1" can be seen with traditional tires for transportation while the tracks will be loaded separately which are needed for the adverse conditions the vehicle must through. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson (Released)

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Photo by: Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson released |  VIRIN: 090528-F-3188G-139.JPG