‘Tardigrade’ is the first concept vehicle for lunar research. Namesake for which are microscopically small, eight-legged invertebrate creatures, skilled in surviving even the most extreme conditions. Already in 2020, Andrey Fabishevsky envisioned an electric NASA motorcycle for lunar travel. This very idea has now been brought to life by the German brand Hookie. The vehicle was photographed by J. Konrad Schmidt, and RECOM took care of post production as well as CGI elements.

It all started when Andrey Fabishevsky and a friend of hers came up with the idea for a creative sketch challenge for Instagram which soon turned into a CGI concept. The idea was celebrated across social media, and immediately, speculations about possible construction started. “I had seen some very stylized and cool concept sketches of NASA motorcycles, and I wanted to make a bike in CGI that felt like a fully functional concept, not just a cool stylized idea,” says Andrey Fabishevsky.

Among those who saw the...