Lunar rover designed for compact travel, easy set-up. The post uses an authentic photo found in the National Archives of Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin on the moon standing beside the first lunar ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, contrary to suggestions in posts online that the moon landings must have been faked because it would have been ...

On July 26, 1971, NASA launched Apollo 15, the fourth successful mission to touch down on the moon. The Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:34 a.m. The mission was intended ...

Apollo 15 Lunar Module and Rover. NASA . At Kennedy Space Center on April 21, 1971, the Lunar Roving Vehicle and Lunar Module go through simulations. During NASA's fourth lunar landing mission, ...

This mission featured the longest stay yet on the lunar surface, three moonwalks and the first use of a "moon buggy," or lunar rover. Only two more crewed missions followed after Apollo 15: Apollo ...

On the first three lunar landing missions — Apollo 11, Apollo 12, and Apollo 14 — astronauts covered a total combined distance of 4.4 miles. With a rover, Apollo 15 more than tripled that ...

Where Apollo 11, 12, and 14 landed near the equator and in the lowlands of the lunar mares, Apollo 15 set down on July 30 in the higher latitudes, ... The Lunar Rover Vehicle ...

A veteran of NASA's Apollo program restores a rover that trained astronauts for driving on the moon. ... The first lunar rover touched down on the moon 43 years ago with Apollo 15, on July 30, ...

The Lunar Communications Relay Unit on the vehicle enabled correspondence to and from the lunar rover during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions.

Since Apollo 15’s three days on the moon would take place during the “lunar morning,” parts of the rover would be heated to as high as 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Unlike the rover first used during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, built to last only a few days and for short trips, the new lunar vehicle is being built for extended use. And this time, it’s ...

Apollo 15 lunar rover Guests can also hop on a model of a lunar rover used by astronauts David Scott, James Irwin and Alfred Worden during 1971’s Apollo 15 mission. “It’s an excellent photo ...