Project Marsupial, the MSA’s analogue rover construction project, has received a giant boost with the news that Starchaser Industries, a UK aerospace firm, will fully fund Stage 2 of the innovative project. Starchaser has donated A$41,000 and secured naming rights to the rover, which will henceforth be called the Starchaser Marsupial Rover.

Project Marsupial, the MSA’s analogue rover construction project, has received a giant boost with the news that Starchaser Industries, a UK aerospace firm, will fully fund Stage 2 of the innovative project. Starchaser has donated A$41,000 and secured naming rights to the rover, which will henceforth be called the Starchaser Marsupial Rover.

“Thanks to the farsighted and generous support of Starchaser Industries, we are go for Stage 2!” said an obviously delighted Graham Mann, the Fremantle based Manager of Project Marsupial. “Now we’re in a position to speed up the construction schedule, and that’s important if we’re to get the rover out into the desert and under test before its debut at Operation Red Centre”.

Read more by downloading the press release and visiting the Starchaser Marsupial Rover homepage.