'Robotic transport system': Nasa announces plans to build first railway system on Moon

Nasa is gearing up to send astronauts back to the moon and has unveiled its blueprint for the inaugural lunar railway system, dubbed FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track). Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California are presently spearheading the development of the FLOAT system. The project is designed to create a "robotic transport system" that will support the future lunar activities of astronauts visiting the moon