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and suspension of NASA’s Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo Program.” The Lunar Terrain Vehicle is described as an “off-road” machine and has a stringent set of requirements ...

The last time NASA landed Americans on the moon was 1972—they drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle, an electric-powered “moon buggy” that looked like lawn chairs strapped to a car chassis.

Credit: Venturi Astrolab Once deployed, however, the LTV will differ from the Lunar Roving Vehicle in a few key aspects—most notably, it won’t always need someone at the steering wheel.

Although a Moon mission vehicle was in the works from the very beginning of the Apollo program, the first Moon ...

Generally speaking, planetary rovers, be they meant for remote use or to carry people, are not pretty things. And they don't have to be, because no one will ever admire their looks, but rather ...

With the completion of the Apollo 17 mission on December 19, 1972, one of the fascinating chapters of using wheeled vehicles was also sealed. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, or the "Moon Rover," the off ...

Like NASA's original lunar rover, the Apollo moon buggy (formally, the Lunar Roving Vehicle), the LTV will be unpressurized, meaning astronauts will need to wear spacesuits while driving it around ...