The Design of the Lunar Rover Was Mostly Guesswork

NASA began working on lunar vehicles in the early 1960s – but the project relied more on guesswork than engineering precision. After all, no one had any idea what being on the moon would be like.

[RandomnessTube.]

Whoever came up with this side mission is a legend.

[Aphoneonthetable]

I always wondered how they got that rover on the moon in that tiny lunar lander. Thanks Smithsonian Channel!

[scotprentis]

I remember my dad working in Santa Barbara on 1G
He's probably riding on one now
RIP DAD

[northerniltree]

NASA engineers have little appreciation for a truly thrilling Rover experience. For example, pogo stick propulsion would allow fun & games to be coupled with scientific observation.

[oONSDesignsOo]

Hungarian engineer Ferenc Pavlics came up with the idea of the collapsable moon rover... a genius, but never mind.

[freddyflintstoned]

General Motors has used this method for decades.

[ahaaha]

Acording to Mr. Ray Ronquillo, Velcro was first used on the back of the backpacks and seat to keep the riders in place on the lunar rover.

[josedacunhafilho]

Of the so many mind blowing achievements in this mission, the rover certainly is the ultimate tour de force cherry.

[earthterra]

Im not a flat earther but is it me or the surface looks like idk weird maybe its just me or the camera was sucks

[TheMoonEcat]

My dad helped design the wheels and actually got to ask one question to astronauts on the moon when they used it.
Also there used to be a competition in Huntsville, Alabama (where Marshall Space Flight Center- NASA's r&d) on building a rover by high schools and tech schools every year.
I hope he didn't suggest those lawn chairs.

[zepter]

Chief designer of LRV was a Polish guy Mieczysław Bekker, born and educated in Poland. He was and author of book „ Theory of land locomotion” that was his idea to make LRV wheels from metal net. German Von Braun took You to the moon. Polish guy made you could drive there.

[rocktcatU]

The harmonic drive transmission was a thing of genius.

[ahaaha]

Ray Ronquillo II was the chief engineer for the first lunar rover.

[rppvt]

I met an old guy named Martin Riggs (seriously) who was instrumental in the tire design.

[rockzsr]

According to conspiracy enthusiast it's just a willys Jeep. I once search a video to look at documentary about the lunar lander. Somehow on the top of the recommendation It was conspiracy video. Thanks smithsonian for giving me the documentary I looking for

[elizabethwinsor-strumpetqueen]

what energy density did the batteries have for the rover ? even with the weight being reduce to one sixth they must have calculated the range and loadings ....

[wiltunes]

Just credit the design and maker to a FILIPINO....Mechanical engineer Eduardo San Juan (aka The Space Junkman) worked on the team that invented the Lunar Rover, or Moon Buggy.

[iamnotpablo]

The tyres were designed by Dr. Robert Shurney. Look him up.

[Michael.Chapman]

It would be good to have more detail, perhaps an animation showing the Rover being folded and stored into the LEM base cavity, or a cutaway diagram of the obviously limited space in the LEM base. Live detailed footage and animations of the Rover's extraction and assembly would also help us better understand how ingenious this design was. Does anyone know what the significantly large vacant space was used for in missions that landed prior to the Rover's integration? Did incorporation of the Rover require a total redesign on the LEM base?

[TRUENEPHILIM]

So please explain how they were streaming video back to earth from an 8mm camera 😅😅😅