James May Crashes The Luna Rover | Top Gear Classic

That time when James May travelled America to drive NASA's very latest and very expensive Space Exploration Vehicle...

From Series 16, Episode 7

00:00 Intro
01:42 The Moon Buggy II
02:24 Go for launch
03:49 A party trick
05:00 A true off roader
06:20 Interior
07:52 Conclusion

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[banenbaum]

the insurance comany: YOU WERE DRIVING WHAT WHEN YOU CRASHED

[P-yu]

Th original buggy wasn't abandoned, just left for us to rediscover :)

[williamchurchill]

NASA engineers: Have to stop a new Moon buggy from being crashed into a lamppost
James May: Sorry

[stinchjack]

I cant believe I havent seen this clip before. I guess when Ive rewatched Top Gear I focussed on the challenges, specials, races, and the news.

[ktsmells]

James crashes the Moonbase Alpha rover

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[ericmadsen]

The perfect speed for Capt. Slow. 10 mph.

[natesturm]

So there's a slight correction I have. The "VIPER"s budget started going above the initial quoted budget, by some magnitude, and the buggy was halted from being developed farther. NASA is *STILL* working on going to the moon. That funding didn't stop, just the ground vehicle funding did.

[alzuu]

The moon landing program is back on track with the Artemis program.

[Georgeism]

The parking feature will be very helpful on the moon.

[Wadethewallaby]

I looked it up apparently this season aired in 2011 I was 10 years old.

[jamesdrives]

I'm watching this before going to bed. Thank you for uploading this magnificent documentary to YouTube.

[Peterinho]

I appreciate the sound effects from the USS Discovery in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey

[MatejBeranek]

this video made me appreciate this machine more.

honestly the ending was very sad, such a shame this will probably never get to drive on the moon.

[insanityamillion]

The parking fees for the original must be outrageous

[roykale]

5:53 They blurred out who is driving it LOL

[cleverusername]

If anyone is curious, this was released in 2011, so Obama would've been president.

[ZevMeth_originaljewishmusic]

Of course this is May's favorite car, as he's not being chastised for going slowly!

[matthewclark]

I'm more impressed by the Volare' he parked in front of.😍

[yammt]

Imagine if Hammond had been driving it...

[MacPhantom]

4:02

No.

kg is a unit of mass, which is independent of gravity. What changes is the weight *force*, from around 39, 240 Newtons (8, 822 lbs) to 6, 480 N (1, 457 lbs). Funny that the imperial measurement system doesn't have an equivalent for mass (pounds/lbs is for the force).

And, of course, James said "kg" because it's more intuitive and generally understandable than Newtons (fun at parties, etc.).