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Did any of the cars that the astronauts drove on the Moon have names?
The first lunar lander was called the Eagle. Did the cars have names? GM built the cars. Did they give them a model name?
Links to references, please.
OK, so Boeing was the prime contractor. But Delco is part of GM, right?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
All i can say is that the first time we used WHEELS on the Moon was in the mission of Apollo 15. They called or call this "car" LRV, which means Lunar Roving Vehicle.
Design Specifications for the LRV:
-Passengers: 2
-Length: 10 ft 2 1/2 in
-Wheelbase: 7 ft 6 in
-Weight on Earth: 462 lb
-Payload on Lunar Surface: 1,078 lb
-Propulsion: 4 x battery-powered electric motors
-Maximum Speed: 11 1/2 mph
-Manufacturer: Boeing
Hope this helps :]
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Yeah ---> http://wiki.gmnext.com/wiki/index.php/GM_Goes_to_t...
Source(s): SpaceFlight (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_rover - Anonymous1 decade ago
The Russian lunar rover was called 'lunokhod'.
The USA'a rovers were called 'LRV's'.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
"American Dream" and "Moon Cruiser" these aren't confirmed.
