Lunar Roving Vehicle, Card No 42 (RaceIntoSpace 1971)

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The Race Into Space (Brooke Bond, 1971)

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Card No. 42: Lunar Roving Vehicle

1972

Increased astronaut mobility on the Moon is possible with a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) intended to be carried by Apollo 16, 17, 18 and 19.

After being deployed from the Lunar Module, the electric-powered 'mooncar' will carry two astronauts and their equipment for a total at 75 miles, though for safety, operations will be kept to a radius of 3 miles from the spacecraft.

The LRV has woven-wire wheels driven independently by separate electric motors, and can can cross 28-inch crevasses and climb slopes of up to 25° with a full load.


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