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Class: Manned. Type: Lunar Rover. Destination: Moon. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: NASA.

This NASA Lunar Logistic System lunar rover design of March 1963 had 4 wheel unit, each wheel 1.3 m in diameter and 20 cm wide. It had a range of 370 km with a crew of 2 on a 7 day traverse. The cabin had a volume of 4.25 cubic meters.

This small roving vehicle included a two-man airlock for radiation protection. The horizontal 1.5 m diameter cylindrical cabin worked with a shelter.

Crew Size: 2. Mass: 2,270 kg (5,000 lb). Electrical System: 3 x 2 kW fuel cell.


Bibliography:

  • Bendix Corporation, Lunar Surface Mobility Systems Comparison and Evolution Study (MOBEV), Five volumes, submitted under contract NAS8-20334, November 1966..


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