The launch pad rotates to spin stabilize the rocket:
The rocket is equipped with two small cameras with a downlink to the rover:
The CPU of the rover makes a small surface map of the received images via image processing. With the aid of the map the rover is able to find a way out of lunar rock gardens, difficult and dangerous lunar surface areas:
The rocket can be furthermore inclined and launched to fulfil the 500 m traveling requirement of the Google Lunar X Prize if the main rover gets stuck:
Below you find the video of the prototype if you have not already seen it.
