Lupek is a rover that will someday be deployed to Mun. It is the KSA's first rover and the team developing it has worked up some automated driving software to allow it to drive itself around. The software has already managed to get Lupek over 600km in previous drives, and now the team has turned the rover loose across Kerbin with a full suite of instruments and sensors as it will be equipped when roving around Mun. Previously the rover traveled with a pace vehicle alongside for fast code patches and better monitoring, but now the rover is completely on its own.

Lupek is currently at KSC undergoing checks and preparation to begin its journey later this afternoon. The team is looking to test the latest code tweaks and also a new feature that lets Lupek automatically retrace its steps back to the start of the drive.