Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook

by NASA and National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Developed in only 17 months at a cost of 38 million dollars, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) greatly expanded the survey range of the astronauts on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. Designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon, the LRV boasted an ingenious design that allowed it to be folded up and stored inside the Lunar Module. It would then be deployed using a system of pulleys and brake reels. The LRV's frame was made of aluminum alloy 2219 tubing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:193768489X

ISBN13:9781937684891

Release Date:January 2012

Publisher:Periscope Film LLC

Length:382 Pages

Weight:1.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 8.0" x 10.0"

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