NASA plans FLOAT lunar railway system for efficient payload transport

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to create the lunar railway system FLOAT for efficient payload transport on the Moon. FLOAT uses magnetic robots on a flexible film track, with no moving parts, to transport materials around the lunar base. It can move 100,000 kg of regolith/payload daily and is autonomous, matching evolving lunar missions. FLOAT aims to support a sustainable lunar base by the 2030s.