The first lunar rover made in Europe is set to land on the moon tonight, carrying a tiny red house and a scoop.

The rover, called Tenacious, is just 31.5cm wide and 54cm long and weighs 5kg - around the size and weight of an empty carry-on suitcase.

It is one of the smallest and lightest rovers in the world and is operated by ispace EUROPE from Luxembourg.

"It's a big deal," said ispace EUROPE's chief executive Dr Julien Lamamy to Sky News.

"We've designed this rover, built it, tested a lot of it, and we're going to operate it all from Luxembourg."

"We're showing that in Europe, [...] space companies have a startup mindset that can contribute a lot to the achievements of the European space ."

Tenacious will also be the first private rover to operate on the moon's surface, and wil

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