Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Dr. von Braun Driving the Mobility Test Article
Full Description:
In this June, 1966 photograph, Marshall Space Flight Center Director, Dr. Wernher von Braun test drives the Mobility Test Article (MTA), a developmental vehicle built by the Bendix Corporation to test lunar mobility concepts. The data provided by the MTA helped in designing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), developed under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The LRV was designed to allow Apollo astronauts a greater range during lunar exploration missions and served its purpose during the last three Apollo lunar missions in 1971 and 1972.
Date of Image:
1966-06-01
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
von Braun
term:
Lunar Roving Vehicle
term:
LRV
term:
MTA
term:
Mobility Test Article
term:
History
facet_who:
Dr. Wernher von Braun
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
1971
facet_when:
June, 1966
facet_when_year:
1966
facet_when_year:
1971
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6640863
NIX #:
MSFC-6640863
MSFC Negative Number:
6640863
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6640863
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