Boeing LES Rover

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Boeing LES Rover

Part of Lunar Logistic System series

American manned lunar rover. Study 1963. The Boeing Lunar Exploration Systems lunar rover design of November 1963 was for a multipurpose rover with a range of 480 km with a crew of 2 on a 8 day traverse. The cabin had a volume of 4.95 cubic meters.

Status: Study 1963. Gross mass: 2,920 kg (6,430 lb).

Variants studied included numerous subsystem module configurations. All had a 37 day total stay capability and were designed for both exploration and construction tasks. Variants included:

V-1 (AMF).
V-1 (GMA).
V-1 (GMB).
V-1 Plus V-2 trailer. 3820 kg total mass. Not much data given on the V-2 system. Some thoughts on 11 metric ton payloads. Extended exploration and surface capability.

Crew Size: 2.

Family: Lunar Rovers, Moon. Country: USA. Agency: NASA, Boeing. Bibliography: 1994.

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