NASA plans to create a levitating robotic train to transport cargo on the Moon

NASA is currently exploring futuristic concepts for space exploration. One of these projects may well change our understanding of cargo transportation on the lunar surface. The project, called Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT), recently received the green light to move into the second phase of NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is a bold initiative to develop revolutionary concepts for the future of space exploration. This program can change our understanding of space and open up new opportunities for its exploration. SPARROW (Steam Powered Autonomous Search Robot for Ocean Worlds) is a concept developed under NASA’s NIAC program. The project is exploring the possibility of using a small, steam-powered robot to explore the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn, such as Europa, Enceladus and Titan.