Moon Machines - The Lunar Rover

The Lunar Rover was a vehicle designed to transport astronauts and equipment on the Moon during the Apollo missions. It was developed by the Boeing company and was built to withstand the harsh conditions on the lunar surface.

The Lunar Rover was a four-wheeled, battery-powered vehicle that could travel up to 8 miles per hour on the Moon's surface. It was about 10 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet high, and it weighed about 460 pounds. The vehicle was designed to carry two astronauts and their equipment, including scientific instruments, tools, and samples of lunar soil and rock.

One of the key features of the Lunar Rover was its ability to fold up for transport to the Moon. The vehicle was folded and stowed in the descent stage of the Apollo Lunar Module, and it was deployed once the module had landed on the lunar surface. The Lunar Rover was controlled by a joystick and a set of hand controls, and it had a range of about 57 miles on a single battery charge.

The Lunar Rover played a crucial role in the success of the Apollo missions. It allowed astronauts to travel farther from their landing site than they could on foot, which allowed them to explore more of the lunar surface and collect more samples. The Lunar Rover was used on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17, and it remains on the Moon to this day, serving as a reminder of one of humanity's greatest achievements.

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[edwardpate]

This video makes me proud to have worked as an engineer for General Motors!

[JuliusCaesar]

Top notch documentary, probably the best one in the series Moon Machines.

[erickieffer]

This entire series is an excellent and fitting complement to the accomplishments of the Apollo missions.

[chriswilliams]

Another masterpiece, once again as in "In the Shadow of the Moon" with the excellent music from Philip Sheppard, that alone makes it worth binge watching.

[wheresway]

Fantastic doco. Thanks for putting this together.

[GumballAstronaut]

46:06 This Echoes through my head, its profound and puts tears in my eyes

[DaveCherry-ks]

Im so glad I saw this so much work and skill its certainly something america is rightly proud of amazing determination a lot of deniers should see this.its been a phanonimal experience just to have witnessed this as a child never have I been so astounded well done

[johnskujins]

Great 16mm film and TV clips in this one! I don't think they mentioned that a 16mm film camera was used on the rover so they could film while driving. The TV camera was only operated after the rover was stopped and they aimed the antenna (except for a few seconds on Apollo 17 when they were moving the rover to its final location).

[RVaviator]

STEM rules...! There is NOTHING that STEM cannot achieve...!